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Ku Klux Klan Definition

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What was the main purpose of Madison Grant's book 'Passing of the Great Race: or the Racial Basis of European History'?

To argue against the idea of Social Darwinism

To document the history of European immigration to the United States

To highlight the importance of racial diversity in America

To propose limiting immigration to only Anglo Saxon and other Nordic countries in western Europe (correct)

What was the effect of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 on immigration?

It established a quota system that favored immigration from Nordic countries (correct)

It banned immigration from non-Nordic countries

It allowed for unlimited immigration from all countries

It increased immigration from eastern and southern European nations

What was the main reason for the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?

The KKK's involvement in the women's suffrage movement

The KKK's fight against organized crime

White people's fear of the other and desire for supremacy and traditional way of life (correct)

The KKK's opposition to the eugenics movement

What was the result of the National Origins Act of 1924 on immigration?

It reduced the quota percentage to 2 percent of the countries' population in the U.S. from the 1890 census Signup and view all the answers

What is a common factor contributing to nativism in the United States, past and present?

The fear of loss of tradition, jobs, and lack of assimilation Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the KKK when they were initially formed in the 1870s?

To restore white supremacy in the South Signup and view all the answers

What was the title of the movie that President Woodrow Wilson showed at the White House in 1915?

The Birth of a Nation Signup and view all the answers

What was the main motivation for the KKK's revival in the 1920s?

To promote nativism in the United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927?

They were found guilty and executed Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate number of KKK members nationally during the 1920s?

Over 4 million Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

To create terror and violence toward black Americans and supporters of Reconstruction Signup and view all the answers

What was the origin of the name 'Ku Klux Klan'?

From the Greek word 'kyklos' meaning circle Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the KKK's white robes?

To hide their identities and scare black people Signup and view all the answers

Who led the Ku Klux Klan?

Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate calvary general Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the KKK's violence and intimidation?

An extremely violent and dangerous environment was created for freedmen Signup and view all the answers