During WW1 (and WW2 to a degree), most young men were often drafted into the military to fight, while most young women worked in factories to produce materiel for the war effort.
The police officer is given probably cause, such as personally seeing suspicious activity. I hope this helps!!
The southern states reacted negatively to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They were shocked and protested against Abraham Lincoln's election because they were not in favor of his propaganda to free the slave states (which mostly were in the Southern parts).