... and flooding the electorate with propaganda in the form of organized informational services and by supporting or opposing as a body certain candidates. As the political machine during this time gained influence over blocs of voters, the Klan also did so. Throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s the KKK continued to ... form that appealed to those among the Klan. The sometimes-violent tactics of the KKK began to lose their appeal to those members in more urban settings, and the Klan saw the end of its second era by 1942. Conditions That Made the KKK Possible Because of the distinction betw...

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... prevalent in the United States, preventing many Americans from being a "happy people". Social developments during the 1920's only partially justified Hoover's claim the Americans were a "happy people". The decade saw urban community life become much more lively and stimulating with the opening of museums, art exhibitions, theatre performances and an increased emphasis on athletics. The "roaring twenties" as the period became ... many people, particularly women, who became freed from many of the restraints of domestic chores with the prevalence of relatively new household appliances for ...

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