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While most scholarship on women’s employment in the United States recognizes that the Second World War (1939—1945) dramatically changed the role of women in the workforce, these studies also acknowledge that few women remained in manufacturing jobs once men returned from the war. But in agriculture, unlike other industries where women were viewed as temporary workers, women’s employment did not end with the war. Instead, the expansion of agriculture and a steady decrease in the number of male farm workers combined to cause the industry to hire more women in the postwar years. Consequently, the 1950s saw a growing number of women engaged in farm labor, even though rhetoric in the popular media called for the return of women to domestic life.

Which of the following statements about women’s employment in the United States during and after the Second World War is most clearly supported by the passage?

A. Most women who joined the workforce during the Second World War wanted to return to domestic life when the war ended.

B. The great majority of women who joined the workforce during the Second World War were employed in manufacturing jobs.

C. The end of the Second World War was followed by a large-scale transfer of women workers from manufacturing to agriculture.

D. The increase in women’s employment that accompanied the Second World War was longer lasting in agriculture than it was in manufacturing.

E. The popular media were more forceful in calling for women to join the workforce during the Second World War than in calling for women to return to domestic life after the war.

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bhaskar123 · Answer

I got this wrong, chose C and realized that transfer of women from other industries to agriculture is not mentioned, only that growing number of women were joining agriculture is mentioned. But I missed D because D says "increase was... longer lasting" I inferred it as increase must have came to a halt so "was" is used and stimuli mention the increase was growing. But is best of five choices.

Kritisood · Answer

A. Most women who joined the workforce during the Second World War wanted to return to domestic life when the war ended. 
 no way to know

B. The great majority of women who joined the workforce during the Second World War were employed in manufacturing jobs.
 Stimulus doesnt mention this. Long stretch to make this assumption

C. The end of the Second World War was followed by a large-scale transfer of women workers from manufacturing to agriculture.
 Stimulus doesnt mention anywhere that women transferred from manufacturing to agri

D. The increase in women’s employment that accompanied the Second World War was longer lasting in agriculture than it was in manufacturing.
 definitely, since the para explicitly states "But in agriculture, unlike other industries where women were viewed as temporary workers, women’s employment did not end with the war. "

E. The popular media were more forceful in calling for women to join the workforce during the Second World War than in calling for women to return to domestic life after the war.
 no way to know.

Cornfield2269 · Answer

While most scholarship on women’s employment in the United States recognizes that the Second World War (1939—1945) dramatically changed the role of women in the workforce, these studies also acknowledge that few women remained in manufacturing jobs once men returned from the war. But in agriculture, unlike other industries where women were viewed as temporary workers, women’s employment did not end with the war. Instead, the expansion of agriculture and a steady decrease in the number of male farm workers combined to cause the industry to hire more women in the postwar years. Consequently, the 1950s saw a growing number of women engaged in farm labor, even though rhetoric in the popular media called for the return of women to domestic life.

Which of the following statements about women’s employment in the United States during and after the Second World War is most clearly supported by the passage?

A. Most women who joined the workforce during the Second World War wanted to return to domestic life when the war ended. Doesn't mention this

B. The great majority of women who joined the workforce during the Second World War were employed in manufacturing jobs. Doesn't mention this

C. The end of the Second World War was followed by a large-scale transfer of women workers from manufacturing to agriculture. Doesn't mention this

D. The increase in women’s employment that accompanied the Second World War was longer lasting in agriculture than it was in manufacturing. Yes this is the main theme of this paragraph

E. The popular media were more forceful in calling for women to join the workforce during the Second World War than in calling for women to return to domestic life after the war. Doesn't mention this

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