What was the response of the United States to reports of German persecution of Jews?
1 Answer
Not Good.
Explanation:
After a lengthy time of immigration in the early 1900's in America, immigration was starting to become an issue that some people didn't support. Some people believed that we didn't have enough resources for more migrants and native-born Americans started believing in this ideology. Anti-semitism was also fervent. Jewish communities have always been a target (though no one can really pinpoint the original reason why and the reasons are debated). One prominent anti-semite was Father Charles Coughlin. His radical, anti-semitic beliefs were broadcasted on his radio show for all of America to hear (for those who had access to radios). So an anti-immigrant and anti-Jewish fervor was rampant in Europe and parts of the world. There is a story that a boat full of Jewish refugees came to America, Canada, and Cuba but were told to turn back. The refugees were granted to live in countries like Belgium, Netherlands, and France. Who were then invaded by Nazi, Germany later on and most of the refugees were sent to concentration camps.
After the War was over, pictures of the concentration camps were starting to circulate and most Americans were horrified. A lot of people said they regretted not helping more. General, and later President, Dwight D. Eisenhower instructed photographers to take as many picture as they could, so that no one could deny that the Holocaust ever happened and we had a clear picture of what happened. Sadly, though, Holocaust denial has been gathering steam lately.
