Question

Which of the following best describes the conditions faced by soldiers during the Civil War?
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Responses

Improved military technology meant that most soldiers died instantly of battlefield wounds.
Improved military technology meant that most soldiers died instantly of battlefield wounds.

Poor conditions were made worse in that most soldiers were young men under the age of 21.
Poor conditions were made worse in that most soldiers were young men under the age of 21.

Food was bad and scarce, but plentiful Southern cotton was used to make clothes and shelter appropriate to the seasons.
Food was bad and scarce, but plentiful Southern cotton was used to make clothes and shelter appropriate to the seasons.

Prisoners of War on both sides were generally treated well and released soon after a battle.
Prisoners of War on both sides were generally treated well and released soon after a battle.
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Answer 1

"Food was bad and scarce, but plentiful Southern cotton was used to make clothes and shelter appropriate to the seasons."

Explanation: soldiers on both sides endured poor food, inadequate shelter and clothing, and supply shortages (especially in the Confederacy). The other choices are inaccurate — most deaths were from disease, not instant battlefield wounds; POWs often suffered terribly; and while many soldiers were young, they were not mostly under 21.