Question

The beginning of the Klan’s resurgence in 1915 coincided with which of these?A) The outbreak of the World War I. B) The kidnapping of a Catholic priest. C) The lynching of a Jewish businessman. D) The beginning of the influenza pandemic.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) The lynching of a Jewish businessman.
The lynching of a Jewish businessman in Marietta by a group of armed men who had organized themselves as the Knights of Mary Phagan, resulted in anti-Semitic sentiments which together with the ongoing racism fueled the Klan's resurgence.