Many Proponents of the Idea of the New South Believed

Many proponents of the idea of the New South believed that they had lost the war because

A) the South was too willing to follow the North's approach to industrialization.
B) the South relied too much on technology that was new and undependable.
C) the South focused too much on vocational training.
D) the South depended too much on slavery and cotton cultivation.
E) the South's economy had become too diverse and not specialized enough.