Which statement best represents Sherman's rationale for implementing total war? Sherman thought the Union army could attack while the Confederate army helped civilians rebuild.
Sherman thought southern enslaved people would have an easier time escaping while factories and fields were burning.
Sherman thought southern plantation owners deserved to lose their property as punishment for seceding from the Union.
Sherman thought the destruction of civilian property would disrupt Confederate supply lines and weaken its army.

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.

declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances