Blog Discussion:
Harry Truman-
He became president when FDR died; he was FDR’s vice president for 3 months. He was not presidentially material. He left office as the least liked president. He ended World War II and was President when Cold War began. Dewey was supposed to win the election, but Truman did.
Accomplishments:
- VE day
- VJ day- Nuclear Bombs
- Desegregated federal work
- Passed the 22nd amendments, Presidents can only serve two terms
- United Nations
- Desegregated military
- Created CIA and National Security
- The Fair Deal- help people in need and create jobs, Social Security-(unsuccessful)
- Recognized the Jews and gave them Israel
- President during the start of the Korean War
- Had a balance budget
- “the buck stops here”- he took full responsibility for all mistakes made
- President during the Potsdam Conference- surrender or die
- Got involved in Vietnam by aiding to France
Assassination-
- Puerto Rico men tried to kill the President
- They thought it would give Puerto Rico freedom
- Second attempt was a bomb in the mail, but it was disarmed
President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
- Famous WWII general
- Decided to join the Republic Party after WWII
- This guaranteed him a win in 1961
- Nixon was his Vice President
- Diagonised with Crohn’s and had a Minor Storke.
Elections:
- Stephens vs. Eisenhower
- Solid South- they always voted Democrats
- First Republican to win since 1929
- ’56 he had a heart attack right before
- He pledge to end the Korean war
- ’56 was a rise repeat- more of a blow out
- "I Like Ike"
Accomplishments-
- If the middle east needed help they could seek our help (money and materials)
- Brown vs. Board of Ed of Topeka- African American kids were equal and desegregated
- Little Rock 9- Governor of Arkansas- used to Federal Troops to help 9 African American students from going to each class for safety, only one graduated.
- He was a good guy in the military- General
- He used the CIA a lot
- He ended the Korean War
- He tried to become friends with Soviet Union- fail
- He created Interstate System- makes everything faster
- NASA
- deported about 1 millions Mexican
- Laissez Faire - government keeps his hand off things
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