Which of the Following Best Describes the Trends in World

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the trends in world poverty since 1820?

A) The number of people living on less than $1 per day has increased steadily.
B) While the number of people living on less than $1 per day rose steadily until the 1950s, the second half of the twentieth century witnessed a sharp decline.
C) The number of people living on less than $1 per day has stayed about the same regardless of much international effort to reduce the total.
D) The number of people living on less than $1 per day has experienced significant fluctuations corresponding with wars and other world events such that no trend is discernible.