Answer: In his second inauguration speech, March 4, 1865, he set the tone he intended to take when the war finally ended. His one goal, he said, was “lasting peace among ourselves.” He called for “malice towards none” and “charity for all.” The war ended only a month later.
Uncle Sam turning his back to Europe in the 1930s conveyed that Americans were not going to be allies with anyone unless they shared the views of the American people.
The Laws that were designed early on to deny Jews many of the basic rights were referred to as the "Nuremberg Laws," and they were enacted in Germany almost immediately after Hitler's rise to power.
