Which of the following is a political reason that the South needed a

Reconstruction plan?

Plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war

Explanation:

During the Civil War the Union used the strategy called "Total War" which meant that there was a war without limits, without ethics, with no distinctions between civilians and soldiers. The Union adopted the tactics because they knew that if they attacked the southern population the Confederacy would not stand very long.

With this strategy, the Union was able to destroy the South's economy and morale, they destroyed railroads, deprived people and the army from supplies and communications, they burned farmland.

Because of that, after the War ended Reconstruction was needed. Also, Reconstruction was needed because the South lost the war but they still had the same beliefs as they did before the war and resisted giving equality to African Americans. The Union had to interfere so African Americans were able to participate equally in the political system.