Political activists jailed, the vote for Dutch women, and Lopo do Nascimento is born.

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Useful words
conscription: when a government makes its people fight in a war
suffrage: the right to vote
abolish: to bring something to and end / to do away with something / to remove

These events are written in a simple way for intermediate learners of English. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.

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