fascism in america
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Fascism in America
in the 1930sHST 3103 America in Crisis
Kara Heitz
Sinclair Lewis
Can “It” Happen Here?• American exceptionalism
• What is the “it”?• Fascism• Populism
• Tendencies not Absolutes• Diminished Democracy
WHY “IT” COULD HAVE HAPPENED HERE
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Anti-Communism
Racial Discrimination
Intolerance & Rejection of Modern Ideas
Public Works Programs