The creation of the welfare state
A) was accomplished only in the United States.
B) was carried out as part of the program of conservatism in European governments following World War II.
C) was necessitated by the recurrence of the depression following World War II.
D) resulted from the leftward shift of the political spectrum in Europe following World War II.
E) was a worldwide movement found in the industrialized West as well as in colonial areas such as Africa.
Answer: D