CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: A - The fact that the death tolls in World War I were catastrophic created more social mobility in England because an entire generation was devastated. When combined with the staggering death toll of the Influenza Epidemic (pandemic) of 1918, England had not witnessed such massive numbers of deaths since the Black Death of the Middle Ages. Social reorganization was necessary after the war. In addition, some class mobility had already begun: educational opportunities, both in secondary and higher education, had improved for the working class and women before the war.