Fascism

Henry Ford Receives Nazi Grand Cross of the German Eagle on 75th Birthday, Hitler's Highest Honor for Foreigners

1938-07-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On Henry Ford’s 75th birthday, July 30, 1938, the automobile magnate receives the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the Nazi regime’s highest honor for foreign nationals, awarded by Adolf Hitler for Ford’s “services to the Third Reich.” The award represents the first …

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FDR Warns Congress That Concentrated Corporate Power Threatens American Democracy with Fascism

1938-04-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On April 29, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sends a special message to Congress warning that concentrated corporate power poses an existential threat to American democracy, using language that explicitly links economic monopoly with the rise of fascism. Roosevelt declares that “the …

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