Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Second Ku

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the second Ku Klux Klan?

• A) It was accepting of certain groups, such as Roman Catholics and Jews, but unaccepting of others, such as African Americans.
• B) Wilson condemned the organization and almost eradicated it as the 1920s began, but the organization discovered legal loopholes that allowed it to continue.
• C) It was a group that gained public acceptance because it refused to engage in real-life physical violence even though it promoted it in theory.
• D) It attracted members because it made membership, uniforms, and other services entirely free and remained a prominent organization through the 1930s.
• E) It was a nationwide organization with millions of members in the mid-1920s, dedicated to white supremacy and "100-percent Americanism."

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