Question

What motivated the Ku Klux Klan's fear and violence?

a decrease in the acceptance of science and secular values

a decrease in skilled, high-paying, urban jobs

an increase in racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity

an increase in the relative importance of rural areas

Answer 1

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The main motivations behind the Ku Klux Klan's fear and violence were an increase in racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity and an increase in the relative importance of rural areas. The Klan targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and other groups that they believed threatened the dominant white, Protestant, and rural way of life. The Klan feared losing their perceived social, political, and economic privilege to these marginalized groups, leading them to use violence, intimidation, and fear tactics to maintain their power and influence.