Question

The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s was a rise against...

A. capitalism
B. immigration groups arriving in the US and new “modern” values that threatened tradition
C. new immigration laws passed in 1924
D. the nativist movement that protested against “new immigrant” groups

Answer 1

B

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was at the forefront of efforts to educate the public about the threat posed by the KKK. Such anti-Klan activism was highly effective, and the organization’s membership declined dramatically in the late 1920s.