The Road To Pearl Harbor, 1919-1941
Season 1 • Episode 2: Radio, Racism And Foreign Policy • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: Radio, Racism And Foreign Policy
January 1, 2002
Disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, the U.S. tries to isolate from the rest of the world. Strict immigration quotas are imposed and a mistrust of foreigners and minorities ushers in an ugly of racism and ethnic discrimination. The advent of radio helps to project a standard image of the "good American," but at the same time lets in news of foreign nations.
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