CLEP Western Civ II

Category - WWI

World War I marked a significant leap forward for women's rights in many European nations, for which of the following reasons?
  1. Concerns about population loss made nations want to retain all citizens.
  2. There was a desire to correct mistakes of the past in post-war society.
  3. Women participated in minor combat roles, securing equality.
  4. Demands for labor eliminated many gendered assumptions about women's skills.
  5. Darwinist science showed women were more evolved than had been thought.
Explanation
Answer: D - Women gained rights because the demand for labor broke down many gendered roles in society, proving that women's capabilities had been greatly underestimated. While women had always been visible in factory work, managerial roles began opening to them. In addition, they became agricultural workers, ambulance drivers, and nurses, and assumed numerous other roles that would have been deemed in appropriate previously.
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