The Plot Against America Terms

The German American Bund was a German American pro-Nazi organization established in 1936 in order to promote a favorable view of Nazi Germany in the U.S. Bund rallies and parades took place across the United… read analysis of German American Bund

Also known as Crystal Night or “the Night of Broken Glass,” Kristallnacht was a pogrom carried out against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on the 9th and 10th of November, 1938. The state-sanctioned violence left Jewish-owned… read analysis of Kristallnacht

In the Hebrew Bible, Gentiles are non-Jewish people. The Yiddish term for Gentiles is goyim. read analysis of Gentile

Goyim is a Yiddish word meaning “Gentiles” or non-Jewish people. read analysis of Goyim

Just Folks is a fictional “volunteer work program” created by the OAA. Just Folks places Jewish children and teens with Gentile families for the length of a summer under the guise of broadening their… read analysis of Just Folks

The Good Neighbor Project is a fictional OAA program which moves Gentile families and families of other ethnic and religious minorities into Jewish neighborhoods. Like all OAA programs, The Good Neighbor Project is aimed at… read analysis of The Good Neighbor Project

Drawing inspiration from the Homestead Act of 1862—a piece of legislation intended to encourage westward migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land—the fictional Homestead 42 is enacted under the guise of encouraging… read analysis of Homestead 42

The Iceland Understanding is a fictional document signed by Lindbergh and Hitler during a meeting in Iceland. The fictional document declares that the U.S., in exchange for immunity from the Nazis’ encroachment, will stay out… read analysis of Iceland Understanding

The Hawaii Understanding is a fictional document signed by Lindbergh and powerful emissaries of Japan’s Emperor Hirohito in Hawaii just after the Iceland Understanding is drawn up with Hitler. The Hawaii Understanding extends the… read analysis of Hawaii Understanding