Describe the hardship the Southern civilian population faced during the war

starvation and homelessness

Explanation: a lot of the fighting was in the south and a lot of things were destroyed because they were as industrial as the north.

b

explanation:

the causes of the dust bowls were severe droughts,   lands became dry and hard, temperature was higher than usual, hot and dry conditions killed crops, high winds. because of those factors, the winds kicked up dry soil and created clouds of dust.