What Explains the Appeal of the Lost Cause Mythology for Southern

question 10

Multiple Choice

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

• A) It allowed Southerners to engage in denial and believe they never lost the Civil War.
• B) It downplayed the tensions between the Union and the Confederacy.
• C) It preserved memory of the Confederacy without the burden of white supremacy.
• D) It helped southern whites cope with defeat but preserve white supremacy.

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