AP®︎ European History: Topic 9.8 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 9.8 of AP European History – 20th-Century Feminism.
Questions List
Topic 9.8
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-4.4.II
What major event led to an increase in women's workforce participation in the 20th century?
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Topic 9.8: 20th-Century Feminism
Thematic Focus: Social Organization and DevelopmentSCD
Economic, political, and cultural factors have influenced the form and status of family, class, and social groups in European history, which has, in turn, affected both the individual and society.
Learning Objective: Unit 9: Learning Objective H
Explain how women’s roles and status developed and changed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Historical Developments: KC-4.4.II
The lives of women were defined by family and work responsibilities, economic changes, and feminism.
Historical Developments: KC-4.4.II.B
In Western Europe through the efforts of feminists, and in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union through government policy, women finally gained the vote, greater educational opportunities, and access to professional careers, even while continuing to face social inequalities.
Historical Developments: KC-4.4.II.D
New modes of marriage, partnership, motherhood, divorce, and reproduction gave women more options in their personal lives.
Historical Developments: KC-4.4.II.E
Women attained high political office and increased their representation in legislative bodies in many nations.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Second-wave feminism
- Birth control pill
- Scientific means of fertilization
- Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain
- Mary Robinson of Ireland
- Édith Cresson of France
