The south’s strategy of cotton diplomacy was based on depriving the north of cotton. selling its cotton to europe. increasing its cotton output. withholding its cotton from europe.

The correct answer is withholding its cotton from Europe.

Cotton diplomacy refers to the diplomatic approaches employed used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to force the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe to support the Confederate war by withholding its cotton from Europe

to keep us neatruel and not get involved in any wars

he assumed control of treaty negotiations with a hostile power