Edward Bernays ______.
A) called himself a public relations counselor
B) helped to end a taboo against women's smoking in public
C) taught the first college class in public relations
D) developed propaganda to support America's entry into World War I
E) All of the options are correct.

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All of the options are correct. Bernays was a pioneer in the field of public relations, which he called "counsel on public relations." He helped to end the taboo against women's smoking in public by promoting cigarettes as "torches of freedom" in the 1920s. He also taught the first college class in public relations at New York University and was responsible for developing propaganda to support America's entry into World War I.