During World War II, many women worked in industrial jobs and had more economic freedom. How did the end of the war change many women’s roles moving into the 1950s?(1 point)

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Women rejected past traditional female roles by choosing to stay in the workplace.
Women rejected past traditional female roles by choosing to stay in the workplace.

Women were relieved to quit their wartime jobs in favor of becoming stay-at-home moms.
Women were relieved to quit their wartime jobs in favor of becoming stay-at-home moms.

Women were expected to marry young, have children right away, and stay home to raise their families.
Women were expected to marry young, have children right away, and stay home to raise their families.

Women who were dismissed from the workforce enrolled in college in great numbers.
Women who were dismissed from the workforce enrolled in college in great numbers.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Women were expected to marry young, have children right away, and stay home to raise their families.

After World War II, there was significant societal pressure for women to return to traditional roles as homemakers and mothers, as many men returned from the war and took back jobs that women had held during wartime.