China's one-child policy was adopted because
A)contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less contagion.
B)it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the population continued to grow.
C)there were too few jobs and too many people.
D)the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate vacant lands.

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It was clear to Chinese leaders that the nation could not sustain continued population growth within the limits of its resources, so the one-child policy was implemented in an effort to control population growth. Option A is incorrect because contagious diseases were not the primary reason for the policy. Option C is not accurate since controlling population growth was the primary goal, not job creation. Option D is also not correct, as the fertility rate was too high, not too low.

China's One-Child Policy Was Adopted Because