HISTORY 124B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Consumerism, America First Committee, Wield
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Argument: in some ways, world war ii provided a moment of national unity at the expense of americans of japanese descent. Why did congress members from the south wield such power: southern democrats maintained at least 40% membership in both houses, southern democratic cohort included many senior members, southern democratic cohort held disproportionate representation in the region. The global scene in the 1930s: wwi left things unresolved, us retreated from its global role in political affairs, globally, this is a decade of war for many countries. Us response to global conflict: us adopts a largely isolationist attitude, wwi remembered as a mistake, congressional policies reflected public opinion (neutrality acts of 1935 and. 1941 state of union address: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear. Eo 9066 and japanese internment: rumors abound regarding japanese subterfuge within the us, many lawmakers and americans call for the imprisonment of all people of.
