Advisor(s)
Jonathan Wiesen
Committee Member(s)
Andrew Keitt
Jordan Kiper
Tola Rodrick
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-18-2026
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Arts & Humanities
Abstract
This thesis examines the multifaceted nature of Nazi propaganda in the United States during the interwar years. I argue that these publications were not just a parade of familiar cliches about Jews or the wisdom of American neutrality. Rather, they and the organizations that disseminated them presented a jumbled patchwork of lies, hypocritical claims, contradictions, and distortions. In other words, I argue that Nazi propaganda was so dangerous in the United States because it relied on mixed and confusing messaging, and in turn, on the ignorance of Americans about the nature of the “new Germany.”
Keywords
Fascism in the US;German Americans;Interwar America;Nazi;Nazi Propaganda;Propaganda
ProQuest ID
Recommended Citation
Bowen, Trenton Alexander, "Nazi Propaganda In The United States Prior To American Entry Into The Second World War" (2026). ETDs from 2020-2029. 189.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-2020s/189
