18403 - American Xenophobia, Propaganda and Internment Camps
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When Pearl Harbor was attacked, fear and suspicion fueled anti-Japanese propaganda swept the country - especially along the Pacific Coast where 120,000 of Japanese ancestry lived. FDR authorized the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese-Americans into internment camps. The roundup was so drastic that Chinese wore identifying buttons stating they were not Japanese. Not as well-known were American internment camps for German- and Italian-Americans. In Germany, Jews also were forced into camps. The US refused to increase immigration quotas for Jewish refugees based on polls showing that Americans regarded Jews unfavorably. Even after Kristallnacht in 1938, 72% of Americans opposed increasing quotas. The same propaganda aimed at the Japanese was evident. What is not evident is how two of the most influential “heroes” of the American culture, Henry Ford and Charles Lindberg, were propaganda-spreading antisemites. Join us as we ask: “If America is the ‘great melting pot,’ why did this happen and why is it still evident today?” This is part of a series entitled Secrets of World War II.Loading...
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