The Holocaust and the United States
Question 1 - Episode 1: "The Golden Door"
How did Americans' own fears and prejudices impact the U.S. response to Nazism? Why did the United States sharply restrict immigration following World War I? What role did antisemitism and other prejudices play in closing the “Golden Door”?
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