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What was a main reason the first Ku Klux Klan ended around 1871?

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They reached all of their political goals.
They reached all of their political goals.

They lost all support from Confederate war veterans.
They lost all support from Confederate war veterans.

The government ended the Reconstruction period.
The government ended the Reconstruction period.

New federal laws let police arrest its members.
New federal laws let police arrest its members.
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New federal laws let police arrest its members.

Explanation: The Enforcement Acts (including the Ku Klux Klan Act) of 1870–1871 gave the federal government power to prosecute Klan violence and use federal forces, which broke the Klan's power.