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Summary Of Debat The Us By Davis Wyman

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In “Debating The United States' Response to the Holocaust”, Davis Wyman has a contrasting viewpoint from Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman. David Wyman discusses his opinion in Secondary Source 1. Wyman begins by criticizing the American State Department for failing to successfully rescue European Jews. He says that the U.S. feared that the Axis nations might release thousands of Jews into Allied hands, which ultimately would have disrupted the positive view on America. Wyman continues by mentioning Franklin Roosevelt’s carelessness towards the mass murder of Jews, saying that he waited over fourteen months before trying to help. Roosevelt eventually established the War Refugee Board which was supposed to save Jews and other victims, …show more content…

The letter is written to Franklin Roosevelt, and it addresses the mistreatment towards Jews all over the world. Further into the article, the authors ask for help from the president, saying that the Jews are doomed if nobody steps in to help. They continue by asking the president to raise his voice on behalf of the Jews and to warn the Nazis that they will be held accountable for their misconduct. In conclusion, they ask to bring protest and warning to the Axis countries to stop the harassment towards Jews. This source supports Secondary Source #2 because the authors are hopeful that Roosevelt can help. Instead of criticizing him like in the first secondary source, they give him ideas on how to help and trust that he will help Jews across the world. Primary Source 2 is short but just as meaningful. This source was written by the U.S. Department of State, and they begin by criticizing the government. They complain about the fact that no recent restrictions have been placed on immigrants, resulting in an inconsistent immigration policy. This source supports the first secondary source because the entire article criticizes mistakes made by the U.S. Instead of offering support or providing suggestions to help the government, this article concludes by rejecting the U.S. immigration …show more content…

help for the European Jews. He says that the State Department purposely avoided helping the Jews, yet the President promised to take action. He continues by saying other secretaries somehow convinced Roosevelt to stop accepting people into the country in case they were undesirable. Morgenthau opposed this idea, noting that only three of the people accepted into the country were undesirable. The article concludes by criticizing the Roosevelt and his staff for failing to successfully help Jew, saying that they are just as guilty as Hitler. This article definitely supports the first secondary source because both denounce the U.S. government and criticize the lack of support for the

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