Why Has There Been a Decline in State-Mandated Caste Systems

question 87

Multiple Choice

Why has there been a decline in state-mandated caste systems?

• A) As more women were elected to office, the moral issues surrounding castes overrode the political ones.
• B) As more countries industrialized, the caste system became economically obsolete.
• C) The United Nations passed a resolution condemning caste systems.
• D) Countries that sanction the caste system have experienced serious boycotts from other, more enlightened countries.
• E) All of the above.

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