Harry S Truman was born May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri to John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Truman. Harry S Truman was named after his mother’s brother‚ Harry Young‚ and both of his grandfathers‚ Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. However‚ his middle initial “S” does not stand for a name‚ his parents gave him the initial to please and honor his grandfathers. Harry was the eldest of three children and often assisted his father‚ who was a farmer and mule trader‚ around his family’s farm
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President Harry Truman‚ a man involved in World War II‚ the Cold War‚ and the Korean War during his presidency. Truman became President of the United States at the peak of World War II and retired from office after the conclusion of the Korean War in a span of only eight years. During Truman’s time as President‚ he experienced many controversies; however‚ his actions in three major wars and foreign and domestic policies benefited the United States‚ but many did not recognize the positive effects
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Option #1 –Truman could have relied on relentless b-29 bombing raids on Japanese cities combine with naval blockade to wear down Japanese resistance and force their surrender. Advantages – 1. Would had led to the Japanese surrender 2. Gained full control over Japanese Disadvantages – 1. Put troops‚ pilots‚ and sailors at risk 2. More Japanese people would have died than in the two atomic raids Option #2 –By demonstrating the atomic bomb it would have shown the Japanese they faced total destruction
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divide between Russia‚ the U.S.‚ and Great Britain. After the U.S. president‚ Henry Truman passed‚ the Truman Doctrine‚ that stated that any
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Harry S Truman was short and resembled an owl with his thick round glasses. He spoke in the Midwesterner ’s flat‚ nasal tone. But he was definitely real‚ and established a reputation for speaking the truth. Born in Lamar‚ MO‚ on May 8‚ 1884‚ Truman was the oldest of three children of John Anderson and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman. His birthplace was just south of the area where his grandparents had moved from Kentucky four decades earlier. The letter "S" in his name was not an abbreviation. It because
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President truman and his advisors were still deciding to how to respond. While South Korea took aid from the United Nations to stop the North Korea invasion President Truman decided to take action. He decided to also support the South Koreans with military support. While the United States was aiding South Korea the Soviet Union was aiding the North Korea. President Truman tried his best to help the South Koreans by sending a American fleet into the waters of Taiwan and China. President Truman actions
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The Truman Doctrine‚ the Marshall Plan‚ NATO‚ support for Chiang Kai-shek in China‚ and the American response to the North Korean invasion were all based on the foreign policy of containment in hopes that the United States could create a way to eliminate the threat of anymore Soviet expansion. The Truman Doctrine was a way for the United States to give aid to those who who were trying to stop the damage that the Soviets were causing. The Truman Doctrine was the main contributing factor to why the
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Communists. In February 1947‚ the British told Truman they could no longer afford to keep their soldiers in Greece. President Truman stepped in. The USA paid for the British soldiers in Greece. -Truman noted that Turkey too was in danger from Soviet aggression‚ so Congress voted to give aid to Turkey as well. -Part of the money was given in economic and humanitarian aid‚ but most was spent on military supplies and weapons. Truman Doctrine In the 1930s‚ America had kept out
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affairs and completely denounced her policy as a isolationist state. The United States broke through the barrier of being an isolationist state and dedicated itself completely to preserving the welfare of the rest of the world. Largely due to the Truman Doctrine‚ the United States would no longer stay in the Western Hemisphere and hide behind the Monroe Doctrine‚ but would now make it her business to guide all facets of the world down the "right" path of liberty and democracy. This responsibility
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