In 1960,South Korea had a total fertility rate of 6.0.Yet by 1989,South Korea's total fertility rate had dropped to a mere 1.6.What first prompted this dramatic decrease in the total fertility rate?
A)industrialization
B)land reform
C)political reforms
D)unemployment
E)the forced sterilization program

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South Korea's rapid industrialization in the 1960s created a shift from an agricultural-based economy to a manufacturing-based economy, causing more people to move to urban areas to work. This economic and social change led to a shift in attitudes towards family size, with many couples deciding to have fewer children in order to better provide for them and ensure their upward mobility in society.

In 1960,South Korea Had a Total Fertility Rate of 6