What is on americans minds in 1935 is staying out of war. Of you see in this section the exhibition deep concern in the United States about spies, about nazi spies in the United States. At the time, called a fifth column. Americans are asked by gallup if they believe that germany is starting to organize a fifth column of spies in this country. And 71 say yes. You start to see these fears of spies play out in our Popular Culture and in our political culture. The First American movie, big studio movie to take on nazism is a warner bros. Movie. From 1939 called confessions of a nazi spy. We are showing the trailer here. Its based on a true story of a nazi spy ring in the United States. I am a nazi spy. I am one of thousands stationed in every part of the United States to steal the secrets of your national defense. There are spies stationed in all of the navy yards in brooklyn, philadelphia, newport news. There are nazi agents in the eroplane and munition factories in places like buffalo,
Is a warner bros. Movie. From 1939 called confessions of a nazi spy. We are showing the trailer here. Its based on a true story of a nazi spy ring in the United States. I am a nazi spy. I am one of thousands stationed in every part of the United States to steal the secrets of your national defense. There are spies stationed in all of the navy yards in brooklyn, philadelphia, newport news. There are nazi agents in the aeroplane and munition factories in places like buffalo, seattle, washington. The chief United States inspector in one of your factories is a german spy. A trial in the United States federal court first brought to the attention of a startled nation this amazing danger to its safety and freedom. Daniel even as americans are thinking about nazism and the threat of nazism in 1939, they are worried about nazis here, on our shores. You see j. Edgar hoover, the head of the fbi, writing in popular magazines like the american magazine here about stamping out the spies. By the time
Daniel in 1939, on september 1, germany invades poland and world war ii breaks out that week. What is on americans minds in 1935 is staying out of war. You see deep concern about spies, nazi spies in the United States. At the time, called a fifth column. Americans are asked if they believe that germany is starting to organize a fifth column of spies in america, and 71 say yes. You start to see these fears of spies play out in our Popular Culture and in our political culture. The First American movie, big studio movie to take on nazism is a warner bros. Movie. From its called confessions of 1939. A nazi spy. We are showing the trailer here. Its based on a true story of a nazi spy ring in the United States. I am a nazi spy. I am one of thousands stationed in every part of the United States to steal the secrets of your national defense. There are spies stationed in all of the navy yards in brooklyn, philadelphia, newport news. There are nazi agents in the airplane and munition factories i
"In the 1940s, Americans joined our global allies in fighting the spread of fascism in Europe. In the 2020s we are being asked, again, to help protect a democratic state against the encroachment of Putin's modern form of fascism," Rob Port writes. "Eschewing that cry for help, fleeing from our duties as leaders of the free world, would mean repeating the mistakes of the past."