The other topic at that meeting that had been lifted from US history was the notion of manifest destiny, the unwritten law that allowed White men in good conscience to wipe out millions of Native Americans because of the belief that it was manifest destiny that the White man would control North America from coast to coast. Hitler told his followers that the “Americans had gunned down millions of Redskins to a few hundred thousands and now kept the modest remnant under observation in a cage.” America’s actions emboldened Hitler, as he had genocide of his own in mind.
