Fritz Julius Kuhn was a German-American who led the German American Bund before World War II. The Bund was a pro-Nazi organization that operated in the United States from 1936 to 1941.
Think of Fritz Julius Kuhn as the captain of a controversial sports team (the German American Bund) playing on home soil (America), but cheering for and promoting an opposing team's strategies and ideologies (Nazi Germany).
German American Bund: A pro-Nazi organization in America that promoted the political principles and ideals of Adolf Hitler.
World War II: A global conflict that took place from 1939-1945, involving many world powers split into two military alliances - Allies and Axis.
Anti-Semitism: Prejudice, discrimination or hostility against Jews often rooted in hatred of their ethnic background, culture, religion or stereotypes.
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