Select the correct text in the passage. Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the American Red Cross is a trustworthy and effective organization? The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies In 1859, Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman, witnessed the Battle of Solferino, one of the most horrific battles of the 19th century, between Austria and the Franco-Sardinian armies. Dunant was so appalled by the suffering of the wounded that he decided to do something about it, and in 1862 he published a pamphlet titled, A Memory of Solferino, asking international organizations to care for the sick and the wounded. The pamphlet stirred an international outcry, which led to the establishment of the International Red Cross and later the Red Crescent Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization and is committed to political neutrality and mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation, and lasting peace amongst all the nations on earth. The history of the Red Cross in the United States has its beginnings with the work of Clara Barton. Barton worked as a battlefield nurse during the American Civil War. In 1870, Barton traveled to Europe where she volunteered for the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War. Upon her return in 1873, she was invited by the International Red Cross to form an American Chapter. In 1881, she founded the American Red Cross in Dansville, New York. For the next 23 years Barton headed the American Red Cross—serving the needs of victims of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and providing medicine and healthcare to the wounded during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In the 20th century, the American Red Cross grew to become an umbrella that includes individual state chapters, each with its own head, agenda, and set of regulations, but all maintain the same basic principles. The American Red Cross was ahead of its time when, in 1910, it started the original First Aid Drive that taught people how to care for common injuries. In 1914, it began the Red Cross Lifesaving Corp, which provided the first trained lifeguards on our nation's beaches. A rural nursing service and the Christmas Seals campaign to combat tuberculosis changed the antiquated health practices at the time. Today a tissue donation program for burn victims, an HIV/AIDS prevention campaign of 1987, and a simulation of terrorist attacks on the United States carry the Red Cross into the future. The American Red Cross faced one of its biggest challenges, when it faced one of the worst disasters it ever handled, the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The hurricane destroyed every building in the city of Galveston; not one was spared. About 3,000 buildings and houses were destroyed by fierce winds, torrential rains, and high tide. The city was submerged underwater and cut off from the mainland. The Red Cross estimated that about 6,000 people died while another 6,000 were left injured. In addition, the American Red Cross made an outstanding performance during the two world wars. During hurricane Andrew in 1992, it brought 20,859 volunteers, the most ever, to South Florida. About one million Americans serve as local volunteers and twelve million train in health and lifesaving courses each year. The Red Cross transmits 1.4 million emergency messages from armed services personnel to their families and is responsible for half the nation's blood supply. It even handles the most common emergencies, house or apartment fires. In any given year, the American Red Cross responds to over 60,000 such crises. The Red Cross focuses on people's immediate individual needs such as shelter, food, and health and mental health services, so victims can return to their normal daily activities. The organization also coordinates emergency workers and blood deliveries, in addition to connecting victims to other resources. It is not surprising that numerous polls have named it the most trusted charity in the United States