America First Committee

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Group.png America First Committee  
(Pressure groupSpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
AbbreviationAFC
Formation4 September 1940
Founder Robert D. Stuart Jr.
Extinction10 December 1941
HeadquartersChicago, 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.

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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