Author Question: Which of the following best describes the reaction to female nurses during the war? A) There were ... (Read 59 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following best describes the reaction to female nurses during the war?

A) There were concerns about women leaving their proper sphere.
B) Male doctors worried that they were poorly trained.
C) Ministers feared women would be sexually harassed and violated by soldiers.
D) None of these choices
E) All of these choices

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate generalization about health and sanitation at the Civil War battlefront?

A) Neither the Union nor the Confederate government devoted much energy to sanitary measures in hospitals.
B) Because of the large number of volunteer nurses in northern hospitals, army camps were free from typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, and dysentery.
C) Although the ratio of disease to battle deaths was much better than during the Mexican War, two-thirds of deaths came from disease rather than battle wounds.
D) Health conditions at the battlefront were so horrific that women were prohibited from coming within five miles of battlefields.
E) None of these choices