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8 de may. de 2018 · 1. Truman was a war hero who saw action in battle. Truman wanted to go to West Point, but poor eyesight kept him from the academy. He enlisted in the National Guard and was an artillery commander during World War I. 2. He wasn’t a success in private business.
31 de mar. de 2019 · Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. He took over the presidency upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945. He was then elected in his own right in 1948. Following are ten key facts that are important to understanding the life and presidency of the 33rd president of the United States.
- He Was Born Into A Farming Family in Missouri, USA
- He Never Received A College Degree
- He Fought in World War One
- He Began His Political Career as A County Judge
- In 1934 He Was Elected to The Us Senate
- He Became The 33rd President of The Us
- He Authorised The First and only Use of Atomic Bombs in Warfare
- He Presided Over The Early Years of The Cold War
- He Declined to Run For A Third Presidential Term
- He Spent The Rest of His Life Building Up His Presidential Library
Harry S. Truman was born on 8 May 1884 in Lamar, Missouri to John and Martha Truman. Hailing from a large farming family, he was given his famous middle initial “S” to honour both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young, though it did not stand for a specific name.
When Harry was 6 the family moved to Independence, Missouri where he attended school as a talented student. Unable to further his education due to the family’s finances however, Truman never received a college degree, and is the last President of the United States to not have one. After trying out a few jobs, in 1906 Truman returned to his family i...
In 1917, the US joined World War Oneand Truman was sent to France with the Missouri National Guard, serving in Battery B, 2nd Missouri Field Artillery Regiment. Though he had poor eyesight, he passed the eye test by secretly memorising the eye chart. In 1918, he was promoted to captain and would go on to lead troops in a number of campaigns on the ...
After the war Truman returned to Missouri and began his political career as a county judge in 1922, with backing from Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast. By 1926, he had secured the role as presiding judge of Jackson County, gaining prestige and respect for his integrity and pragmatism.
In a significant turn of events (and after Pendergast’s first four choices for the role declined to run) Truman was elected US Senator for Missouri in the 1934 Democratic primary election. In this new role, he supported President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, which aimed to alleviate the gruelling years of the Great Depressionin America. From 1941...
In 1944, President Roosevelt sought an unprecedented fourth term in office, selecting Truman as his (somewhat reluctant) running mate. The pair were voted in. Just 82 days later, Truman was sent an urgent message to go to the White House. Roosevelt had died of a huge cerebral haemorrhage on 12 April 1945, and Truman was now the President of the Uni...
Though it had been under development since 1943, it was not until 25 April 1945 that Truman was given the details of the new and highly destructive weapon the Manhattan Projecthad created during World War Two: the atomic bomb. On 6 August 1945, Truman authorised its use in warfare for the first time in history on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, kil...
As the Second World War ended, another crept into being: the Cold War. During his time as President, Truman oversaw a number of memorable Cold War initiatives. The Truman Doctrine of 1947-8 established the US’ aim to contain Communist expansion, while the Marshall Plan supplied a crippled Western Europe with $13 billion in reconstruction aid. NATOa...
In March 1952, Truman announced that he would not run for a third term as President. The Korean War had damaged his popularity and, after reviewing his poor standing in the polls, he was advised to step down. In his place came General Dwight D. Eisenhower, ending 20 years of Democratic Presidents in America.
In January 1953, Eisenhower was inaugurated and Truman returned to his home in Independence, Missouri with his wife Bess. He spent his later years writing his memoirs and building up his presidential library, as Roosevelt had done before him. He then donated it to the federal government to maintain and operate, a tradition adopted by his successors...
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26 de jun. de 2018 · Take a look below for 30 more interesting and awesome facts about Harry S. Truman. 1. He is known for implementing the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for the establishment of the Truman Doctrine and NATO against Soviet and Chinese Communism, and for intervening in the Korean War. 2.
12 de nov. de 2009 · Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the 33rd U.S. president, assumed office following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945). In the White House from 1945 to 1953, Truman made the...
3 de abr. de 2014 · Harry S. Truman was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s vice president for just 82 days before Roosevelt died and Truman became the 33rd president. In his first months in office, he dropped the...
12 de abr. de 2024 · Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending U.S. forces to turn back a communist invasion during the Korean War.
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