America First Committee
The America First Committee (AFC) was the foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. Peaking at 800,000 paid members in 450 chapters, it was one of the largest anti-war organizations in American history. Started on September 4, 1940, it was dissolved on December 10, 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor had brought the war to America.
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American History USA Articles
- The Power of the Isolationists Before World War II
On most issues of the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt enjoyed overwhelming support from Congress and the American people. One huge exception, however, was in the area of foreign policy.
Books/Sources
- An American first: John T. Flynn and the America First Committee - Michele Stenehjem Gerber
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