The Origins of FDR’s Teutonophobia

Tags: Politics, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

08/02/2025 Ryan Turnipseed

It was no secret that President Franklin Roosevelt hated Germany and all things German. Heavily influenced by Silas Marcus MacVane. FDR embraced MacVane’s left-leaning progressivism.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/origins-fdrs-teutonophobia

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