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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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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
New federal laws let police arrest its members.

Explanation: The Enforcement Acts (including the Ku Klux Klan Act) of 1870–71 allowed federal authorities to intervene, arrest and prosecute Klan members and use federal troops, which greatly weakened and helped end the first KKK.