Women's efforts and sacrifices during World War I led to U. S. government support for which reform?

A. universal suffrage

B. religious freedom

C. alcohol prohibition

D. racial equality

A universal suffrage

A. universal suffrage. Many men went off to fight in the war, so women volunteered to replace them in factory jobs, for example. The idea that women could contribute so much to society made them more respected and more likely to achieve voting rights (suffrage).