PLEASE HELP I'M TIMED. Which statement best explains the trend toward lower birthrates in the late 1800s?
1. The Homestead Act significantly increased the number of families practicing subsistence farming in the West. Scarce agricultural yields and resources necessitated smaller households to support.
2.The Comstock Act limited young people’s access to information about sex and contraception. Limited birth control options prompted successful social movements for premarital abstinence.
3.The new economy led to a growing middle class. Middle-class people tended to marry later in life and concentrated financial resources on educating fewer children in preparation for professional futures.
4.Women’s activist groups discouraged women’s traditional roles in America. Women increasingly rejected marriage and child-rearing in favor of professional and political careers.

4.Women’s activist groups discouraged women’s traditional roles in America. Women increasingly rejected marriage and child-rearing in favor of professional and political careers.

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"globalization has greatly impacted the united states and american citizens. first and foremost, globalization has spread american influence throughout the world. globalization has opened up more markets for the united states, which in effect american companies sell their products worldwide. there has been a rise of multinational corporations and their influence has greatly increased."

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

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