The Ku Klux Klan began in 1866 in Tennessee as an organization of Confederate veterans of the Civil War. They derived the name "Ku Klux" from the Greek word κύκλος (<em>kuklos) ,</em> which means circle. The group became a resistance movement against radical Reconstruction in the South, seeking to intimidate blacks and restore white supremacy. The group carried out many acts of extreme violence, and acts in Congress and a decision by the Supreme Court <em>(United States v. Harris, </em>1882) went against the Klan. By that time, though, the Klan had mostly stopped operating because it had pretty much achieved its goal: white dominance in the South.
A revived version of the Klan appeared again beginning in 1915, expanding its target beyond blacks to Jews and others. At its height in the 1920s, this revived version of the Ku Klux Klan had more than 4 million members. Today it is a fringe group in the US, with only a few thousand members.
The correct answer is D: States.
<em>*When referring to the geographic delimitation of North American's countries, the matter isn't uniform. Some specialists in the matter state that North America spans three countries: Canada, the United States and Mexico. Others also include Central American's countries in the delimitation. And, even others only consider the U.S. and Canada as part of North America. The following answer is based on the first delimitation given.*</em>
The most numerous in North America are the States, which in total are 89.
- Number of States in North America: 89.
32 states in Mexico, 49 states in the United States (the U.S. has 50 states in total, however in North America are only 49 since Hawaii is geographically located in Oceania) and 10 provinces in Canada (Notice that Canada uses the term "Province" to describe its divisions).
Canada, The United States and Mexico.
North America is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
New England, The Foundry, Dixie, The Breadbasket, The Islands, Mexamerica, Ecotopia, Québec and The Empty Quarter.
The Indus River Valley CivilizationLocated in north-western India, the Indus river valley civilization was a collection of villages located along the Indus River that lasted from about 2500 to 1800 BC. The citadel overlooked the lower residential part of the city which had houses placed close together and were fairly large and offered privacy. Mohenjo-daro also had an extensive drainage system available throughout the city and was considered advance for its time.
