KKK

Question 1

How many members did the Klan have in 1921?

Answer 1

100,000

Question 2

Who were the two Klan leaders?

Answer 2

Edgar Clark and Elizabeth Tyler

Question 3

Significant KKK march?

Answer 3

A 40,000 strong march in Washington D.C

Question 4

Why was the Klan so popular?

Answer 4

It gave families activities, gave women a group. It added glamour to lackluster lives

Question 5

What caused the reduction in clan members?

Answer 5

David Stephenson, the Klan Indiana Grand Dragon, was found guilty of murder and had a black box showing corruption of its members released

Question 6

When did the kkk have the most members and how many were there?

Answer 6

Mid 1920’s and 5 million

Question 7

Why was the KKK significant?

Answer 7

it was able to established itself in large

cities such as Detroit, Denver and Dallas

Question 8

What political influence did the Klan have?

Answer 8

two Georgia senators were Klansmen
the KKK allegedly helped to elect governors in Maine, Ohio, Colorado and Louisiana;
the KKK helped to destroy the campaign of Al Smith a
Catholic New Yorker to secure presidential nomination.