How did the Civil War affect the economies of the North and South?
A.
It improved the economy of the South but destroyed the economy of the North.
It destroyed the economies of both the North and the South.
B.
C.
It improved the economy of the North but destroyed the economy of the South.
D.
It improved the economies of both the North and the South.

c

Explanation:

The Civil War benefited the Northern economy, but it left the Southern economy in absolutely terrible condition.

cruel, heartless

explanation:

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.