Geopolitics in the Age of Trump  Diaspora, Diplomacy, and the New Deal’s Fight Against Fascism at the 1939 New York World’s Fair

What happened when the 1939 New York World's Fair invited fascism to American shores? This talk considers the ways the 1939 New York World’s Fair drew everyday Americans into the New Deal’s fight against fascism, laying the foundations for the ideological standoff and popular mobilization that exploded into World War II.