What was the great migration during the first world war?
(a) the increased number of european migrants coming to america,
hoping to escape the war
(b) the mass exodus of midwestern farmers looking for factory jobs in
war industries
(c) the increased numbers of african-americans moving into northern
cities
(d) the massive transition of women to do work once solely carried out
by men
(e) the movement of ethnic germans out of the united states during
the war

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.