Fascism in America

in the 1930sHST 3103 America in Crisis

Kara Heitz

Sinclair Lewis

Can “It” Happen Here?• American exceptionalism

• What is the “it”?• Fascism• Populism

• Tendencies not Absolutes• Diminished Democracy

WHY “IT” COULD HAVE HAPPENED HERE

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Anti-Communism

Racial Discrimination

Intolerance & Rejection of Modern Ideas

Public Works Programs