How did the typical American understand fascism during WWII? Were the Nazis understood as right-wing extremists, or did Americans take the name "National Socialism" at face value?

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The_Manchurian

As a related question did Americans at this time even consider politics on a left-wing/right-wing axis?

TheLordHighExecu

Adding onto this, how did Americans understand Nazism and facism before WW2?