Question

the lengths for a letter
creating connections social studies: world history iii
during world war i (1914 - 1918), the british identified three things every soldier needed. the first two were food and ammunition. the third was mail.
the central powers were threatening europe. why did the british think mail was so important? it was a matter of keeping the soldiers spirits up during wartime. before landlines (phones connected by a cable plugged into the wall), the internet, or cell phones, people stayed connected via handwritten letters. maintaining this connection was key to raising morale.
to keep everyone in touch, the british postal service had to quickly deliver
question 3
according to the article, what caused soldiers to invent codes to use in letters?
a. the government was censoring letters and discouraging soldiers from expressing their true feelings.
b. the mail was put on trains that chugged across france at night and could be hit by errant rockets.
c. the government carried mail across the german - submarine - filled english channel every day.
d. the mail was sorted and put into piles with other letters and packages going to soldiers in the same unit.

Explanation:

The article mentions that before modern communication methods like landlines, the Internet, or cell phones, people stayed connected via handwritten letters. Maintaining this connection was key to raising morale. However, if the government was censoring letters and discouraging soldiers from expressing their true feelings (as in option A), soldiers would need to invent codes to communicate their real thoughts and emotions. Options B, C, and D do not relate to the need for soldiers to invent codes. Option B is about the mail's transportation risk, option C is about how the mail was carried (which doesn't explain the code - invention), and option D is about mail - sorting (also not related to code - creation).

Answer:

A. The government was censoring letters and discouraging soldiers from expressing their true feelings.