Historical influences that have shaped the lives of the majority of the middle-old in the United States today include which of the following?
a. Influenza epidemic of 1918
b. Immigration from Communist Europe
c. Child rearing in the Depression
d. World War II
D
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A Incorrect. A person who survived the influenza epidemic would be at least 87 years old in 2005 and therefore be considered old-old or centenarian.
B Incorrect. Those who are middle-old in 2005 were born between 1920 and 1930, before Communism swept Europe.
C Incorrect. Most of those who are middle-old in 2005 had not reached childbear-ing age by the end of the Depression.
D Correct. Those who are middle-old in 2005 were in their teens and twenties during the war; in particular, the men were very likely to have fought in it.
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