China's One-Child Policy Was Adopted Because

question 74

Multiple Choice

China's one-child policy was adopted because

• A)contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less contagion.
• B)it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the population continued to grow.
• C)there were too few jobs and too many people.
• D)the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate vacant lands.

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