What was the purpose of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and how did they attempt to accomplish their goals?

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1. What was the purpose of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and how did they attempt to accomplish their goals? Provide historical examples of at least two different kinds of activities the UDC was involved in and carefully explain how the UDC used those activities to carry out its intended goals.
2. What was the Lost Cause, and how did it emerge? What role did the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) play in maintaining the Lost Cause? How did the UDC attempt to develop a pro-Lost Cause/pro-Confederate culture?
3. Why were monuments to important to the UDC and what purpose did they fulfill? How and why were children so central to the UDCs monument building efforts?
4. How did the UDC view the role of historical interpretation and writing? How did they attempt to influence the field of history?
5. How have the efforts of the UDC affected later generations (children of the 1950s, us, etc)?
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