Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Factors That Led

Which of the following statements accurately describes factors that led to changes in the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?

A) The demand from states for trained professionals and bureaucrats contributed to the growth of the middle class.
B) Because most schools had abandoned classical instruction in favor of the sciences, workers began to form the majority of the middle class.
C) Soldiers benefited from the free, compulsory schooling provided by most cities and, upon returning from war, formed the majority of the middle class.
D) Across Europe, peasants experienced drastic increases in literacy rates, which allowed them easy entry into the middle class.
E) Across Europe, the declining influence of religion led to a much smaller middle class than had existed in earlier centuries.