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Abby Toir

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Tue Mar 22
Harry Truman 33rd President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt’s 4th term Vice President who became President when Roosevelt died Was president for only a few weeks when Allies declared victory in Europe in WWII In August 1945, after Japan turned down the Potsdam Declaration, Truman authorized use of atomic weapons against Japan Created the Truman Doctrine to contain communism and the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe’s devastated economy Decided to recognize the state of Israel: “I have to answer to hundreds of thousands who are anxious for the success of Zionism: I do not have hundreds of thousands of Arabs among my constituents.” Approved The Berlin Airlift which successfully airlifted food and other supplies to a Soviet Union blocked Berlin Issued executive order 9981 which racially integrated the U.S. armed services Was projected to lose his second term election and went on a 21,928-mile tour of the US giving short speeches.  The Chicago Tribune inaccurately reported Dewey won. Strong supported of NATO and appointed Dwight D. Eisenhower as the first commander Mao Zedong’s communist army won the Chinese Civil war during his second term Joseph McCarthy accused Truman of not being able to keep communist spies out of the government Truman ordered a naval blockade of Korea with the UN’s assistance which lead the war in Korea Fired General Douglas MacArthur for not respecting the authority of the Presidency At one point had the lowest approval rating of an active President until George W. Bush

Harry Truman

  • 33rd President of the United States
  • Franklin Roosevelt’s 4th term Vice President who became President when Roosevelt died
  • Was president for only a few weeks when Allies declared victory in Europe in WWII
  • In August 1945, after Japan turned down the Potsdam Declaration, Truman authorized use of atomic weapons against Japan
  • Created the Truman Doctrine to contain communism and the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe’s devastated economy
  • Decided to recognize the state of Israel: “I have to answer to hundreds of thousands who are anxious for the success of Zionism: I do not have hundreds of thousands of Arabs among my constituents.”
  • Approved The Berlin Airlift which successfully airlifted food and other supplies to a Soviet Union blocked Berlin
  • Issued executive order 9981 which racially integrated the U.S. armed services
  • Was projected to lose his second term election and went on a 21,928-mile tour of the US giving short speeches.  The Chicago Tribune inaccurately reported Dewey won.
  • Strong supported of NATO and appointed Dwight D. Eisenhower as the first commander
  • Mao Zedong’s communist army won the Chinese Civil war during his second term
  • Joseph McCarthy accused Truman of not being able to keep communist spies out of the government
  • Truman ordered a naval blockade of Korea with the UN’s assistance which lead the war in Korea
  • Fired General Douglas MacArthur for not respecting the authority of the Presidency
  • At one point had the lowest approval rating of an active President until George W. Bush