How Did Harry Truman And The New Deal?

One of the greatest Presidency’s in history happened, because of another President’s death! Harry Truman was Vice President, before Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945. Even before Truman’s Presidency, he was involved in politics for many years. During those years he was a Judge, a Senator, and a Vice President. He was a hardworking man, and would do anything for his country. He even served in the military, before going into politics. His political run began in 1926, when he ran for county judge. As a judge he handled county affairs, and worked hard to build better roads, and improve public services. He then became a Senator in 1934. During his term he served on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and he was in charge of allocating tax money for Roosevelt’s New Deal Projects. Truman had a reputation as a frank and ethical man. That helped him win his
The first step he took was creating the New Deal. The New Deal was created, because of the Great Depression. It was originally created by Franklin D. Roosevelt, but was kept alive by Harry Truman. Harry Truman is one the of the main reasons that the New Deal is still in effect today. He also created the Fair Deal. This new deal was created from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal”. This deal helped poor families, by raising the minimum wage. He also helped children get an education, by getting more funds. This new law guaranteed equal rights for anybody in the US regardless of race. Harry Truman knew that this deal was going to be a success. The minimum wage was raised, and racial discrimination was banned all throughout the federal government. Although those parts of the deal were passed, funding for education was rejected. Truman even helped the economy in other countries. Truman introduced the Marshall Plan. This plan was created to help European nations recover from the war. During this plan. Billions of dollars were donated to Europe (History.com