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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_Committee | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_Committee | ||
|spartacus=http://spartacus-educational.com/USAfirstC.htm | |spartacus=http://spartacus-educational.com/USAfirstC.htm | ||
| − | |constitutes= | + | |constitutes=pressure group |
|description=A non-interventionist pressure group | |description=A non-interventionist pressure group | ||
| − | |start= | + | |start=4 September 1940 |
| + | |end=10 December 1941 | ||
|headquarters=Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |headquarters=Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
|type=Non-partisan pressure group | |type=Non-partisan pressure group | ||
|founders=Robert D. Stuart Jr. | |founders=Robert D. Stuart Jr. | ||
| + | |Interests=Anti-war, Anti-imperialism | ||
|subgroups=450 chapters | |subgroups=450 chapters | ||
|ON_aim=Non-interventionism | |ON_aim=Non-interventionism | ||
|abbreviation=AFC | |abbreviation=AFC | ||
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| + | The [[America First Committee]] (AFC) was the primary [[pressure group]] advocating for an isolationist foreign policy. The AFC was against American entry into [[World War II]]. | ||
| + | ==Founding== | ||
| + | The group was founded in 1940. | ||
| + | ==Dissolution== | ||
| + | The group was dissolved 3 days after the [[WW2/Attack on Pearl Harbor]] | ||
| + | ==Revisionism== | ||
| + | Historical revisionism has taken place, with the group being condemned for [[Racism]] and [[Antisemitism]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 11 April 2023
 America First Committee  (Pressure group)    | |
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| Abbreviation | AFC |
| Formation | 4 September 1940 |
| Founder | Robert D. Stuart Jr. |
| Extinction | 10 December 1941 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Type | Non-partisan pressure group |
| Subgroups | 450 chapters |
| A non-interventionist pressure group | |
The America First Committee (AFC) was the primary pressure group advocating for an isolationist foreign policy. The AFC was against American entry into World War II.
Contents
Founding
The group was founded in 1940.
Dissolution
The group was dissolved 3 days after the WW2/Attack on Pearl Harbor
Revisionism
Historical revisionism has taken place, with the group being condemned for Racism and Antisemitism.
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