• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    More reluctant? It’s arguable that if Japan did not directly attack the US they never would have joined. “America First” was a powerful political group that urged elected officials and the public to stay out of European wars even if Hitler took over all of Europe. America First disbanded after Pearl Harbor. Fun fact: Dr. Seuss got his start parodying this group in political cartoons.

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      however, it was controversial for the anti-Semitic and pro-fascist views of some of its most prominent speakers, leaders, and members.

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