Question

The quote below was written in 1941:

"Instead of agitating for war, the Jewish groups in this country should be opposing it in every possible way for they will be among the first to feel its consequences . . . Their greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government."
—Speech by Charles Lindbergh, September 11, 1941

The outrage against Lindbergh's speech led to a steep decline in the membership of what group?

Answer 1

The outrage against Lindbergh's speech led to a steep decline in the membership of what group?

America First

the Republican Party

the Democratic Party

Ku Klux Klan

Answer 2

@Firejay5
@Hana13
@LaceyLeanne
@veritos
@Xigbarzgurl
@Darrius

Answer 3

My guesses would be either of the Democratic Party or Ku Klux Klan



"In the speech, he warned of the Jewish people's "large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government". He went on to condemn Nazi Germany's antisemitism: "No person with a sense of the dignity of mankind can condone the persecution of the Jewish race in Germany." Lindbergh declared,
“ I am not attacking either the Jewish or the British people. Both races, I admire. But I am saying that the leaders of both the British and the Jewish races, for reasons which are as understandable from their viewpoint as they are inadvisable from ours, for reasons which are not American, wish to involve us in the war. We cannot blame them for looking out for what they believe to be their own interests, but we also must look out for ours. We cannot allow the natural passions and prejudices of other peoples to lead our country to destruction.[126] ”

The speech was heavily criticized as being anti-Semitic.[127] In response Lindbergh stated again he was not anti-Semitic, but he did not back away from his statements.

Lindbergh's wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh had concerns about the reaction to the speech and how it would affect his reputation, wrongfully in her view. From her diary:
“ ... I have the greatest faith in [Lindbergh] as a person — in his integrity, his courage, and his essential goodness, fairness, and kindness — his nobility really ... How then explain my profound feeling of grief about what he is doing? If what he said is the truth (and I am inclined to think it is), why was it wrong to state it? He was naming the groups that were pro-war. No one minds his naming the British or the Administration. But to name "Jew" is un-American — even if it is done without hate or even criticism. Why?"



I am not sure though.

Answer 4

It's the last one Ku Klux Klan

Answer 5

Thanks!

Answer 6

It's not the last one!

Answer 7

@helizabeth yes it is, because they are the one who used violence against Black people, Jewish people, and other minority groups.