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Set 5: Inferences (Intermediate)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

The suffragettes employed increasingly militant tactics after decades of peaceful campaigning failed to secure voting rights for women. While some historians praise their strategic escalation as necessary to force change, others argue that militancy alienated potential allies and actually delayed the vote's passage.

What does the historical debate suggest about evaluating political tactics?

A. Militant tactics are always effective.
B. The relationship between strategy and outcome is contested and may depend on interpretation.✓ Correct
C. Peaceful campaigning never achieves results.
D. All historians agree on the suffragettes' legacy.

Detailed Explanation

'Some praise, others argue it delayed' = same tactics, opposite interpretations of effectiveness.

Key Evidence:

• "praise their strategic escalation"

• "militancy alienated allies and delayed"

Why others are wrong: A (Critics say it 'delayed the vote.'), C (Peaceful campaigning is mentioned, not dismissed.), D (Historians disagree.).

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