Servicemen on leave in Los Angeles in 1943 were already prepared to fight anyone who didn't conform to "American" culture because O They military drugged servicemen to make them aggressive against anyone they encountered. © The U.S. was fighting in World War II and patriotism was at its peak. There was fear about "enemies within" U.S. borders because the country was at war. • They assumed people who were non-white and from immigrant backgrounds might not be loyal to America.

Servicemen on leave in Los Angeles in 1943 were already prepared to fight anyone who didn't conform to "American" culture because O They military drugged servicemen to make them aggressive against anyone they encountered. © The U.S. was fighting in World War II and patriotism was at its peak. There was fear about "enemies within" U.S. borders because the country was at war. • They assumed people who were non-white and from immigrant backgrounds might not be loyal to America.