The Most Damaging Factor Undermining the Confederate Cause Was __________

question 46

Multiple Choice

The most damaging factor undermining the Confederate cause was __________.

• A) illiteracy among common soldiers
• B) the dictatorial powers of the government
• C) strong beliefs in states' rights
• D) a lack of experienced officers

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Definitions:

Immediate Gratification

The desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay or deferment.

Basic Drives

Fundamental biological impulses that drive behavior, such as hunger, thirst, and the need for sleep.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctive impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primal needs.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.