Which event led to the emergence of the nuclear family in the United States?

A) The American Revolution
B) The Industrial Revolution
C) The civil rights movement
D) The Second World War

Nuclear Family

A family unit that consists of two parents (of different sexes or the same sex) and their biological or adopted children, living together as a single household.

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s, which transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system.