How was the Klan of the 1920s different from the Reconstruction-era Klan?
A) The Klan in the 1920s was violent and all-white, whereas the Reconstruction Klan generally was not.
B) The Klan of the 1920s expanded hate targets to Catholics, Jews, and immigrants as well as blacks.
C) The Klan of Reconstruction was more of a political power.
D) The Klan was able to run a viable candidate for president in 1924.
Answer: B
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A) True B) False
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A. paid in some cases higher wages than workers in the East. B. highly stratified along racial lines. C. highly multiracial. D. both highly multiracial and paid in some cases higher wages than workers in the East. E. All these answers are correct.
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a. Lacking presidential support for their request for military intervention, Congress was unable to enforce compliance by the state governments in the South. b. Congress passed the Force Acts that made interference with voting rights a federal crime, provided for federal supervision of elections, and empowered the president to call out troops. c. Congress ignored pleas from southern governors to provide federal assistance in the matter, fearing the repercussions of a sustained postwar military presence in the South. d. While President Grant ordered the military to oversee election sites in the years 1870-1872, the failure to enforce the law through arrests or prosecutions led to increased Klan activity.