Which of the Following Statements Concerning Women in the Work

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning women in the work force in the 1920s is true?

• A) Women workers swelled the union movement.
• B) Women found increased job opportunities on assembly lines.
• C) Women mostly received low-paying, unskilled jobs.
• D) Women workers declined in number and power as women returned home and let their husbands resume their careers.
• E) Women workers increased proportionally so that almost half of women were working outside the home.

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Definitions:

Spatial Summation

The process by which multiple synaptic potentials combine within one postsynaptic neuron, potentially leading to an action potential.

Membrane Potential

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Oligodendrocyte

A type of glial cell that forms myelin sheaths around neurons in the CNS.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer surrounding nerve fibers, which increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cell.