Radicalism thrived both at home and abroad during the Great…
Radicalism thrived both at home and abroad during the Great Depression. The 1930s was the highpoint of fascism in the United States. , a world-renowned aviator, shared the pro-fascist, pro-Nazi, and pro-Hitler feelings of some radical American conservatives. He joined the America First Committee (an isolationist and quasi-fascist conservative organization), gave public speeches defending Hitler and the Nazis, and could be seen making public Nazi salutes alongside like-minded American entrepreneur, Henry Ford.