Women's Suffrage Movement Split
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What motivated Alice Paul to split from the NAWSA and create the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage?

  • She believed the NAWSA was moving too slowly in achieving voting rights for women. (correct)
  • She disagreed with the NAWSA's use of peaceful protest tactics.
  • She felt the NAWSA was not doing enough to draw media attention to the cause.
  • She wanted to focus solely on securing voting rights at the national level.
  • What protest tactic did Alice Paul's group, the Silent Sentinels, employ?

  • They organized nationwide strikes by women in defense industries.
  • They volunteered as army nurses during World War I to draw attention to their cause.
  • They picketed outside the White House for nearly two years, starting in 1917. (correct)
  • They staged hunger strikes in prisons across the country.
  • What happened to Alice Paul and other members of the Silent Sentinels during their protests?

  • They were granted amnesty by President Wilson due to their peaceful protests.
  • They were drafted into the army as nurses to support the war effort.
  • They were granted voting rights in several states as a result of their protests.
  • They were arrested and force-fed in prison after staging a hunger strike. (correct)
  • What event during World War I helped change President Woodrow Wilson's stance on women's voting rights?

    <p>The mistreatment of the Silent Sentinels, who were protesting for voting rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the initial name of the organization founded by Alice Paul after splitting from the NAWSA?

    <p>The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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