In the United States in the early 1900s
A. wealth was widely dispersed, with the richest nine percent of the population in 1900 owning only fifteen percent of the wealth.
B. the nation was still primarily agrarian, with over three-fourths of the labor force owning farms.
C. the government had still refused to send troops outside the nation's territory, and would do so until it entered World War I in 1917.
D. socialists were strong enough to push laws dealing with meat inspection and a national health insurance system through Congress under Presidents Wilson and Debs.
E. over forty percent of the population lived in cities.
Answer: E
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