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Isolationism In Casablanca

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The main purpose of Casablanca film is to show a change in the course of American history and the end of isolationism. The movie is set in Casablanca, Morocco near the beginning of WWII. The placed was controlled by the Vichy government which political parties resulted in the division of France. When Japanese forces attacked the Pearl Harbor, the nation was awakening from neutrality. As well as Rick who was a bar owner that was not involved in politics. At the end of the plot he sacrificed himself in order to help Ilsa who impacted his life same as the Japanese attack did in America. As well as when Strasser closed Rick’s cafe it seems as an attack from the axis power, Germany. Moreover, Renault started a beautiful friendship with Rick after

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