Many black people suffered racism from a certain tribe/group. who were they?
The Ku Klux Klan
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How many people and what groups of people supported the Ku Klux Klan?
Between 1920-25 over 5 million americans supported the Ku klux Klan including judges, policemen and local politicans(law enforcements)
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Why did Americans support the Ku Klux Klan?
The believed they were standing up for their American values.
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What violence did black people suffer from?
****, Murder, beating and accused of committing a crime and eventually being lynched without any evidence of them committing the crime.
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When did the Ku Klux Klan end and why?
In 1925 a Klan leader was involved in a scandal and jailed for life.
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In some states, many blacks and whites were not allowed to...(?)
Get married as this was seen as a crime.
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Who were seen as a threat to the americans after world war One?
Immigrants from Europe.
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What did america do about this?
New laws were passed to limit the amount of immigrants living in America.
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when was the drinking of alcohol prohibited in America?
1920's
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Illegal bars disguised themselves as Jazz bars and saloons. What were these bars called?
Speakeasies
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What were bootleggers?
People who smuggled illegal alcohol into areas and sold them at high prices
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How were gansters a big issue to america during the prohibition?
They would attack police officers, and ran protection rackets threatening to damage or grass up speakeasies if they were not paid however they were protected from the police by the gangs.
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After the Great Depression the prohibition stopped. When and why?
1939. To provide jobs and money.
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Between 1920-25 over 5 million americans supported the Ku klux Klan including judges, policemen and local politicans(law enforcements)
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