The first new England colonies were settled by the puritans because they didn't agree with the church in the way of worship
that the war would cost American lives
Yes Truman presented the American policy as offensive, rather than defensive. Truman was the American president that followed the offensive path as far as his speech in the Democratic Convention was concerned. He was the President and had to fight with the growing issue of communism in his country.
One major effect of the rise in anti-Semitism in Europe during the 1880s was the Jews were pushed more and more out of public business, and many even blamed them for Germany's defeat in WWI.
