Question

S1: New Zealand was the first country to grant equal voting in 1893.

S2: USSR was the first big country to grant voting rights after Russian Revolution.

S3: USA conducted its first presidential election in 1793.

Which of the above statements are true?

• A. S1, S2, S3
• B. S1, S2
• C. S1
• D. S2, S3

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1, S2

The first country to grant equal voting rights to all people was New Zealand, in 1893.

The first large country to grant universal voting rights to its citizens was the USSR. This development occurred after the Russian Revolution in 1917.

The USA conducted its first Presidential elections in 1789 and women got to vote in 1920; only white women were allowed to vote. African-American people, both men and women, won their right to vote in 1965, after the Civil Rights Movement.