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
which passage from the article best supports the idea that mora might be affected if soldiers expressed their true feelings?
a. to get around censorship, soldiers invented codes like placing dots under letters to let relatives know where they were stationed.
b. because soldiers didnt move much during trench warfare, they werent that difficult to find. letters could be delivered pretty reliably.
c. but the censors primary job was to make sure letters didnt contain any classified information like troop positions.
d. soldiers were encouraged to use preprinted postcards with lists of pleasantries use, such as \i am quite well.\

Explanation:

The question asks for a passage that supports the idea that morale might be affected if soldiers expressed true feelings. Option D mentions soldiers were encouraged to use pre - printed postcards with pleasantries (like "I am quite well"). This implies that if they didn't use these (and instead expressed true feelings, which might be negative), morale could be affected. Options A and C are about censorship related to classified information (not morale). Option B is about letter delivery reliability, not morale and true feelings.

Answer:

D. Soldiers were encouraged to use preprinted postcards with lists of pleasantries use, such as "I am quite well."