Question

During World War I, the Ku Klux Klan skyrocketed in popularity across America. How did the war encourage Americans to join a group that practiced discrimination?

Answer 1

Answers may vary. Students should note that the war encouraged Americans to feel negatively toward foreign countries. This encouraged Americans to join an organization that was “patriotic” and attacked enemies of the United States. Later, the Klan expanded to attack “enemies” within the United States such as Jews and Catholics.

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Answer 2

The reason is that there were more black people left behind so the animosity began to climb.

Step-by-step explanation:

The time of the war was one in which many young Americans were dying and it was also when the south had been radicalized against the blacks and had begun to blame them.

This was also because of the low number of drafts from that part of the country.

So, the Klan took advantage of the public opinion and drastically increased its numbers and in the frenzy of the war people began to join.