According to the passage, what was abraham lincoln's chief purpose of the address? a) celebrate the union's crushing victory of the confederates b) announce lincoln's plans to emancipate southern slaves c) explain the higher purpose of the civil war d) comfort union troops on their way south

The correct answer is C) explain the higher purpose of the civil war.

According to the passage, Abraham Lincoln's chief purpose of the address was to explain the higher purpose of the civil war.

The excerpt of the passage is from The Gettysburg Address, of Abraham Lincoln. The Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches of Abraham Lincoln. This speech was delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863.

The passage is:

"The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom"

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

it increased the power of the king of england.