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American Media Coverage of the Rise of Hitler: An Indicator of Depression-Era American Isolationism or of a False Assessment of the Rise of the Chancellor?
Author:
Cristina Urquidi
University of Pennsylvania, US
Abstract
This study seeks to analyze the response of the US media to the rise of Hitler, a process which occurred during the Great Depression, in the 1930s. At a time when the attention of the country was focused on domestic economic problems, assessment of the rise of a leader who became such a prominent figure is an interesting topic worthy of analysis. While his rise could not be wholly ignored, one can imagine that it would probably have been spoken of more in a less tense domestic climate. Overall, this study shows that the rise of the Führer was not described in as critical of a way as should be expected of a democratic nation, especially one that would go on to fight, in an extremely bloody and protracted manner, this man and all he represented.
How to Cite:
Urquidi, Cristina. 2017. “American Media Coverage of the Rise of Hitler: An Indicator of Depression-era American Isolationism or of a False Assessment of the Rise of the Chancellor?”. The Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review 6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/vtuhr.v6i0.5
Published on
01 Oct 2017.
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