All of the Following Statements About Women in the Postwar

question 18

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about women in the postwar workforce are true except

• A) women were demobilized and sent home to their separate spheres.
• B) many women retained their jobs out of economic necessity.
• C) women were encouraged in western countries to have large families rather than work
• D) many embraced independent identities as "new women."
• E) women found that firms often rehired men after the war, putting them out of work.

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Definitions:

International Gold Standard

The International Gold Standard was a monetary system in which the value of a country's currency was directly linked to a specific amount of gold, facilitating international trade and investment stability.

Balance of Payments

A summary of all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world over a specific period, including trade, investment, and financial transfers.

Exchange Rates

The value of one currency expressed in terms of another currency, determining how much foreign currency can be exchanged for a unit of domestic currency.

Gold Standard

A monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.