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2125004343 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming inadequate?

a. Economic and political wars resulted in frequent death and injuries.
b. Incredible plagues consistently and constantly swept the European continent.
c. Migration and urbanization resulted in increased demand for care.
d. Caregivers could easily find other employment, so they demanded to be paid.

Question 2

Why did American citizens become interested in establishing government-controlled boards of health?

a. They were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever.
b. The government could force the poverty-stricken to accept care.
c. Such boards could tax and thereby ensure adequate funds to pay for care.
d. Such a system would allow for accurate records of births and deaths.

ririgirl15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Care became inadequate because of the social changes in Europe, with great advances in transportation, communication, and other technologies. The increased mobility led to migration and urbanization, which in turn led to increased need for care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Threat of disease, especially yellow fever, led to public interest in establishing government-sponsored, or official, boards of health.