The US was in a depression at the beginning of WWII. After the high number of deaths in WWI, no one wanted to enter another WW. The prevailing opinion was to allow Europe to resolve its own war.
Many Americans oppose U.S. participation in World War II for a number of reasons:
1) Americans did not want to have anything to do with any more European Wars, as the US went back to isolationism after World War I. 2) Because of a mixed population, it was better to wait for a reason to declare war, as the population was divided in between the two sides.
Answer: George Wallace was a noted racist and appealed to voters who shared his racist opinions and beliefs. Part of Wallace's "genius" was his ability to use coded racist language, language which highlighted his racist opinions and ideas yet couldn't easily be used to identify him as a flagrant racist to the public.
