Evian Conference Case Study

The Evian Conference was proposed by President Roosevelt in response to increasing demands for the United States to do something about the Jewish refugees. In March 1938, the Germans took over Austria where many Jews lived. In reaction of this invasion many Jews started to flee Austria to get away from Hitler and his solider (Berenbaum, 2007). However, they had nowhere to go but willing to got o any country willing to take them in. This massive departure of Jews forced President Roosevelt to call for a stand against the German invasion. The Evian Conference the first American government initiative regarding refugees (Berenbaum, 2007). The American Jewish communities were applying pressure for the American government to give some international support for their family. The American Jewish communities and their allies wanted the United States to increase their number of immigrants in America. President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited thirty three nations to …show more content…
The Evian Conference failed due to the fact that several countries were not willing to receive the Jewish refugees and those who accepted made it difficult for Jewish refugees to gain entry into those …show more content…
The Evian Conference had potential. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood up for was right and introduced the Evian Conference to the rest of the world despite not having support from The League of Nations. President Roosevelt offered to open up its doors for 140,000 Jewish refugees even when America was going through a terrible depression. The following year his promised was fulfilled. He encourages other countries to do the same however; few countries were willing to follow his footsteps. America was just about the only country that was willing to help the Jewish refugees. The most disappointing part was that the countries that attended the conference claimed that they would take in Jewish refugees made it extremely difficult for Jews to attain