25. Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
Major Provisions of the Geneva Convention
Prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated and protected.
• Personal items except arms, horses, military equipment and military papers will remain
In the possession of the prisoners of war.
• Prisoners of war shall be evacuated to spots located in an area far enough from the
zone of combat for them to be out of danger.
• Prisoners of war shall be lodged in buildings affording all possible guarantees of
hygiene and healthfulness.
. The food ration of prisoners of war will be equal in quantity and quality to that of the
detaining Power.
⚫ Clothing, linen and footwear shall be furnished to prisoners of war by the detaining
Power. Replacement and repairing of these effects must be assured regularly.
Which is a true statement regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention?
Prisoners of war had to stay in camps entrenched in combat zones.
Prisoners of war would have to provide their own clothing, linen, and footwear.
Prisoners of war should receive the same amount of food as their captors.
Prisoners of war had the right to keep their military equipment and military papers.