Which of the following statements most accurately describes the situation of European peasantry in the social structure of late 20th-century Europe?
A) The European peasantry disappeared following World War II.
B) The European peasantry decreased in size and became increasingly commercialized.
C) The European peasantry continued to remain exclusively rural and rejected 20th-century urban culture.
D) Alone among European social classes, the peasantry remained independent of the state bureaucracies.
E) The European peasantry began to join the military in large numbers as a way of improving their economic status.
Answer: B