Question

the lengths for a letter
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 landline 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 training morale.
to keep everyone in touch, the british postal service had to quickly deliver mail to the front lines. the goal was for a letter sent from britain to reach a soldier in france in just two days. at the time, that was considered exceptionally fast.
to get things rolling, a giant building called the home depot was constructed in london. at 6 acres (2 hectares) in size, it was supposedly the largest wooden structure in the world. inside, about 2,500 people worked as sorters. most were women. today, when a letter is mailed, it gets scanned by a machine that organizes mail by zip code. but during world war i, the sorters had to go through every piece of mail. they looked at each address and put the item into a pile with other letters and packages going to the same unit. over the course of the war, 3 billion letters and 114 million packages, filled with family photos and delicacies like cookies and fudge, were
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 rockets.
c. the mail was sorted and put into piles with other letters and packages going to soldiers in the same unit.
d. the government carried mail across the german - submarine - filled english channel every day.

Explanation:

The article likely discusses the context of World War I. Option A makes sense as censorship and discouraging true feelings would prompt soldiers to invent codes. Options B, C, and D describe aspects of mail handling (transport, sorting, delivery) which don't directly relate to why soldiers would invent codes.

Answer:

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