Today we started blog discussions over our Presidents, since everyone was gone to do due to community service. We focused on the presidents accomplishments during there terms.
Truman:
He came into office after FDR died. He came into office just before the WWII ended. Truman was re-elected in 1948. He ran up against Dewey. Everyone thought Dewey was going to win, but Truman actually won the election. He knew nothing about the Manhatton Project. He passed the Fair Deal, you can compare it to FDR's New Deal. He strongly supported civil rights (for blacks). Segregation was in play. He supported them. He de-segregated the US military. He created the Truman doctrine which was to stop communism, gave money to Grease and Turkey. Truman fired General MacArthur. People hated him for that. Very unpopular when he left office. There was an assasination.. He passed the Marshall Plan and it helped the economy greatly. Truman was president when the United Nation was in play. Passed the 22rd ammendment, which was only a president could serve no more than 2 terms. No more than 10 years. President that ended WWII. Dropped the A bomb on Japan. He did not want communism to spread so we contained it. He created the CIA and the National Security Council. He got the people involved in the Vietnam War, wanted to help France.
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