A Worldwide Issue

When did women in New Zealand win the right to vote in national elections?

• 1893

• 1902

• 1913

• 1920

Which country granted women the right to vote in 1918 and again in 1928?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Canada

• Australia

In which year did women in the United States gain voting rights in some local elections?

• 1913

• 1893

• 1920

• 1902

Which of the following countries granted women the right to vote in 1930?

• South Africa

• Philippines

• Turkey

• Finland

Which countries joined the group immediately after World War II?

• France, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia, China

• Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey

• USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina

• Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia

When was full suffrage for women introduced in India?

• 1949

• 1956

• 1971

• 1952

In which year did Pakistan grant women full voting rights in national elections?

• 1956

• 1949

• 1973

• 1965

By the end of the decade following 1956, how many countries had given women the right to vote?

• More than one hundred

• Fifty

• Seventy-five

• Twenty

When did Switzerland allow women to vote in federal and most cantonal elections?

• 1971

• 1956

• 1949

• 1965

What does the United Nations Convention on the Political Rights of Women, adopted in 1952, provide?

• Women shall be entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men, without any discrimination.

• Women shall have the right to work in any field.

• Women shall receive equal pay for equal work.

• Women shall have the right to education.