Blog discussion day.
Truman-took over for FDR when he died in April, 1945 one of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office-22% approval rating
Rating has improved greatly over the last 60 years
election 1948 against Thomas Dewey won 49.6% of the popular vote 3rd party got 2.4% of the popular votes.
Truman's Presidential Accomplishments-ten points agenda civil rights, he was the first president to deal with racism, desegregated the military. desegregated government jobs. played a part in making Israel a country. President that dropped the A-bombs Potsdam conference. Had to deal with transition from wartime economy to peacetime economy. Helped organize and later join the United nations. Took a hard line stance against communism and the soviet union policy of containment Created the CIA. The fair deal Aimed to promote economic development and social welfare. Most fair deal proposals did not get passed. similiar to new deal. Got the US involved in Vietnam by giving aid to France. Fired MacArthur. a couple of assassination attempts on Truman.
Dwight Eisenhower
Fomous WWII general Decided to join the Republican party after WWII
Nixon was his Vice President.
ran against Adlai Stevenson first Republican to be in office since hoover. ran against Adlai again and it was an even bigger landslide. He promised to end the Korean War. 57% of the vote
Interstate System. he feared that the Russians had bombs that people would need to move faster. sped up transportation today. He developed NASA. He kept the New Deal Program. Started sending US advisors to Vietnam. Believed in Laissez faire.
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