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Course: AP®︎/College US History > Unit 6

Lesson 10: Development of the middle class

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Development of the middle class

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Examine the table and answer the question below.

**Bachelor's degree recipients, 1869-1900**
Gender	1869-1870	1879-1880	1889-1890	1899-1900
Male	7,993	10,411	12,857	22,173
Female	1,378	2,485	2,682	5,237

Source: Department of Education, 1993

The major trend depicted in the graph most directly reflects which of the following developments in the United States?

(Choice A)
the rise of a middle class as the United States industrialized
(Choice B)
the effects of the extension of suffrage to women
(Choice C)
the consequences of philanthropy on educational attainment
(Choice D)
the lack of job opportunities in the manufacturing industry