Most of my students know that the US did not enter WWII until after Pearl Harbor (12/7/1941).
A few know about America First and the embrace of isolationism in the late-1930s.
Almost none believe me when I tell them that 90+ PERCENT of Americans opposed US entry into WWII in May 1940, when the Nazi Blitzkrieg was tearing through Western Europe.
They struggle to accept what's happening in the US today b/c they can't shake the myth of American exceptionalism and eternal valor.
#history #uspol
A few know about America First and the embrace of isolationism in the late-1930s.
Almost none believe me when I tell them that 90+ PERCENT of Americans opposed US entry into WWII in May 1940, when the Nazi Blitzkrieg was tearing through Western Europe.
They struggle to accept what's happening in the US today b/c they can't shake the myth of American exceptionalism and eternal valor.
#history #uspol
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