Which of the following best describes the contributions of dorothea dix? dorothea dix found the first homeless shelter for poverty stricken families in the late 1800s. dorothea dix educated people about mental illness and the possibility of recovery for most patients. dorothea dix was an outspoken supporter of equal educational opportunities for all american children. dorothea dix informed the public about the importance of refraining from making or consuming alcohol.

Dorothea Dix educated people about mental illness and the possibility of recovery for most patients.

Explanation:

Dorothea Dix was a pioneer reformer in the 1820's who faught to get the insane to be treated as mentally ill.  She was abele to gett improvements in the in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums around the U.S. and Canada. She persuaded several states to take responsibility over the mentally ill and worked as the Superintendent of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.