Which was the first country to grant equal voting rights to all its citizens?
A
Russia
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B
New Zealand
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C
China
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D
USA
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Solution
The correct option is B New Zealand The first country to grant equal voting rights to all people was New Zealand, in 1893. In most other democracies, women did not win the right to the vote until after the First World War.