Did Hitler have a impact on American government, American political thought, or Ideology?

Answer 1

Yes he did.
The most influential of corporations and industrial tycoons made big investments in Nazi Germany. They all got their cash back after the war...
The list of investors includes big names like Ford (as well as a certain Bush Sr... grandpappy to the current president).

The secret service and other branches of the Nazi party which were involved in covert activities (some among their own people) were hired to form the CIA.

Since the war ended, many big corporations find themselves in a situation where they would secretly rejoyce if the US was a fascist dictatorship. Watch how well they do overseas in such countries if you want any further proof. They don't think twice of using child sweat-shops, illegal immigrants etc if they can make a fast buck. Certain corporations have also been accused of hiring death-squads to kill outspoken opponents of their business plans - just like the Nazis would have done.

Think about this: if a country is a fascist dictatorship and everyone is living in fear then corporations don't need to worry about trade unions or about employees rights - they're not allowed any.

Answer 2

America didn't want to get involved in another European war with WWI so recent in memory. So for a time, the balance could have tipped either way whether we would fight again in Europe or remain Isolationist. Hitler had his supporters. Not because we thought any of his ideas were great. People like Henry Ford was anti-Communist. During those times, Ford was fighting the unions coming into his auto factories. Ford supported Hitler at first because he too was anti-Communist. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Hitler was quick to declare war upon the United States. At that point any influence by the Nazi government upon the American government was negative.

Answer 3

Did Hitler (and the Nazis) have an impact on the American government?
There are those who think they did, in particular during the Cold War. Rather than reiterate the facts for you, I'll pass on the name of the book (look it up in Amazon.com and read other people's reviews to get a good idea of the book's contents):
'Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazis and Its Effects on the Cold War', by Christopher Simpson, Collier Books 1989

Answer 4

yes unfortunatly. he was around durring the great depression and other bad times for america. he had many bad plans for how to deal with the problems in his country and people here thought that the same things might work here. but then he started taking over the world and then hardly any one liked him any more because he started world war two. and some of his ideas have stayed, and have hurt our country.

Answer 5

yeah... stay away from facsism and communism