Question

Which statement is TRUE regarding the Ku Klux Klan’s position on immigration in the 1920s?

A) The Ku Klux Klan favored only immigrants from southern Europe.
B) The Ku Klux Klan favored only immigrants from northern Europe.
C) The Ku Klux Klan wanted to preserve traditional American values.
D) The Ku Klux Klan worried that immigrants would support Democratic candidates.

Answer 1

Answer: C) The Ku Klux Klan wanted to preserve traditional American values.

Explanation: The Ku Klux Klan wanted to preserve what they considered to be traditional American values.The Klan was a nativist organization, meaning that it favored the rights of native-born Americans over the rights of immigrants. As immigration rates increased during the 1920s, the Klan tried to preserve what it considered a "golden age" of American life by seeking out members who were white and Christian. Members also had to have character, morals, and be "pure Americans" in the group’s eyes. While the group still engaged in violence, its veneer of respectability helped increase its membership to over four million people.

Answer 2

Correct answer is C) The Ku Klux Klan wanted to preserve traditional American values.

Step-by-step explanation:

in 1920th, Ku Klux Klan was strongly against immigration, because according to their ideology, migration weakened the United States and threatened American values. Immigrants were seen by KKK as a threat to ‘white Americans’ who took their jobs and ‘tainted’ the white race. They believed that to preserve true old traditions, they have to keep all immigrants out. It has even concerned white immigrants, because they were not Americans, did not share american values and thus posed a threat.