The Ku Klux Klan (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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In which decade did the Ku Klux Klan first emerge?
In which decade did the Ku Klux Klan first emerge?
1860s
Which 1915 film helped revive the KKK by portraying them as heroes?
Which 1915 film helped revive the KKK by portraying them as heroes?
The Birth of a Nation
What did the KKK call itself when it reorganised in 1921?
What did the KKK call itself when it reorganised in 1921?
Fraternal society
Approximately how many members did the KKK have by 1925?
Approximately how many members did the KKK have by 1925?
5 million
Which groups did the KKK specifically target?
Which groups did the KKK specifically target?
African Americans, Jews, Catholics
How did the KKK's secrecy create psychological warfare?
How did the KKK's secrecy create psychological warfare?
Black Americans never knew who was a member
Which violent methods did the KKK use?
Which violent methods did the KKK use?
Cross-burnings, beatings, lynchings
Which positions of authority did KKK members infiltrate?
Which positions of authority did KKK members infiltrate?
Police officers, judges, sheriffs
What economic reason attracted people to join the KKK?
What economic reason attracted people to join the KKK?
Blamed non-whites for accepting lower wages
Which religion did the KKK claim to defend?
Which religion did the KKK claim to defend?
Protestant Christianity
Who was David Stephenson and what was he convicted of in 1925?
Who was David Stephenson and what was he convicted of in 1925?
Indiana KKK leader; murdering a teacher
In which year did Alabama Klansmen launch a series of violent attacks?
In which year did Alabama Klansmen launch a series of violent attacks?
1927
How many members did the KKK have by 1930 after its collapse?
How many members did the KKK have by 1930 after its collapse?
30,000