A. Unequal opportunity despite overall prosperity
O
B. Declining achievement in public schools
O
C. Widespread poverty due to the Great Depression
D. A costly and unfair health care system
Answer:
B. Declining achievement in public school.
The correct answer is: "the expansion of communism and the URSS".
During the Cold War era, the US had adopted the containment strategy, by the application of the so-called Truman Doctrine. It was a foreign affairs approach which focused on stopping the spread of communism worldwide, that was already suceeding on the Eastern European regions where the URSS had managed to impose its influence sucessfully.
Directly attacking the URSS would have meant a nuclear war and the destruction of both the US and the communist bloc leaded by the URSS. This is why URSS and US fought indirectly by intervining in proxy wars (for example, Korea or Vietnam), where they supported opposite sides.
Antitrust laws were enacted to protect workers.
B.
The rights of women in the workforce were recognized.
C.
Antidiscrimination laws were passed to protect minority workers.
D.
New regulations improved the safety and health of factory workers.
New regulations improved the safety and health of factory workers was a result of the labor movement during the Progressive Age.
Option D
Explanation:
In the Industrialisation era that is from 1900 -1920 there was rapid urbanisation. This growth in the field of industrialisation and urbanisation has caused lot of problem to the society. To put an end to the problems a reform movement constituted by the middle class working community is called progressivism.
These progressivism main goals are to remove social and economic discrimination; all utilities like rail, road transport are to be made public and not to permit private ownership and revolting against the government’s actions or laws.
Progressive Movement was against poor working condition in the factories, against child labour, unfair taxes, and demand for good housing facilities for the public. The main focus of the movement is against the corruption and political machinery.