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Monday, April 23rd

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

*34th President

Accomplishments- *started the national highway system in US

*used CIA to disrupt communist gov'ts

*ended Korean war

*created NASA

*opened relations with Spain

*increased US involvement in Vietnam

*said nuclear w

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Monday, April 23rd

Ronald Reagon - Election Results

 

Harry Truman

  • 1945 - 1953
  • Became Vice President for FDR in 1945
  • Took over for FDR when he died in April of 1945
  • One of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office - 22% approval rating
  • Rating has improved
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Monday, April 23rd

BILL CLINTON FOR OUR NEXT BLOG ASSIGNED BLOG

Blog Dicussion day!

Harry Truman- did my blog over

Truman was a very unpopular president

Accomplishments: Desegregated the US military. Created the CIA and the national Security Council. Got the US involved in

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4/23/12

Assigned blog #8: due Sunday

Eisenhower:

-Famous WWII general

-decided to join the republican party after WWIi

-This all but guaranteed him a win in the 1952 election

-Richard Nixon was his Vice-President

-Diagnosed with Crhons disease and had a minor stro

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Monday, April 23rd

Today we had blog discussion.

Eisenhower

  • Famous WWII general
  • decided to join the republican party after WWIi
  • This all but guaranteed him a win in the 1952 election
  • Richard Nixon was his Vice-President
  • Diagnosed with Crhons disease and had a minor stroke wh
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Monday April 23

Today we started our blog discussion.

Harry Truman

-33rd president that served from 1945-1953.

-Ran against Dewey in the 1948 election.

Accomplishments:

-Decision on dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.

-Truman Doctorine: Military aid to Greece and Turkey.

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Monday, April 23rd

My Blog: Obama Accomplishments

 

Blog Discussions

 

Eisenhower:

Accomplishments- ceasefire of Korean war, launched space race, made social security program bigger, began interstate highway program, made nuclear war weapons a high defense priority, kept pr

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Monday, April 23

Assigned Blog 8: George HW Bush

 

Truman:

  • Vice President in 1945
  • Took over for FDR in April
  • 22% approval rating upon leaving office
  • Rating has greatly improved over the past 60 years

 

  • Truman v. Dewey
  • Truman attained 49.6% of the popular vote

 

  • Atomic Bomb
  • Truma
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April 23rd 2012

Today we did blog discussion.

Harry Truman

  • Background:
    • 33rd President of the United States (Republican)
    • Became Vice President for FDR in January, 1945
    • In office 1945-1953
    • Took over after FDR died in April 1945
    • One of the most unpopular presidents of all tim
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Monday April 23rd

Upcoming assigned blog George Herbert Walker Bush

Elections, info on it. wars we were in

 

Harry Truman 33rd president

  • Became president after jfk was assasinated
  • one of the most unpopular presidents of all time 22% aproval
  • poilicy of containment, marshall
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Monday April 23rd

Truman (1945 -1953)-

  • vice, then president after FDR,
  • election- thought to loss but one
  • 22% approved rate

Accomplishments-

  • dealt with transition from wartime economy to peacetime policy
  • desegregated the U.S. military
  • CIA- central intelligence agency
  • Berlin Ai
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April 23, 2012

Dwight Eisenhower- James

Famous WWII general

Decided to join the republican party after WWII

this all but guaranteed him a win in the 1952 election

Richard Nixon was his vice-preisedent

Diagonosed with Chron's Disease and had a minor stroke whil president

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4-23

Assigned Blog #8: Obama me and cesar are doing obama i got accomplishments

we are finish blog discusion

Harry truman: became vice president for FDR. took over for FDR when he died. he decided to use the atomic bombs.

 

Dwight Eisenhower: famous WWII gene

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Monday, April 23

Assigned Blog #8 

James Carter - Iran Hostage Crisis & Major Accomplishments


Blog Discussion!

President Harry Truman (D) 33rd - 1945 to 1953

  • Became Vice President for FDR in January 1945
  • Took over for FDR when he died in April 1945
  • One of the most unpopula
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Monday April 23

Next assigned blog is On Obama - Obama care, end of Iraq war, current situation in Afghanistan.

Blog discussions 

President Harry Truman 33rd- He cussed a lot, was kind of rough around the edges in  speeches            -One of the most unpopular presid

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Harry S. Truman (D) 33rd President

  • 1945-1953
  • FDR's Vice President
  • Took after FDR when he died in 1945.
  • One of the most unpopular president 22% approval rating
  • Rating has improved over 60 years
  • Rough around the edges
  • In one election- wasn't suposed to win
  • 194
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Monday, April 23rd

Today we got our presidents for our 8th assigned blog. I got George W. Bush two term president. Elections and accomplishments. 9-11 and new US foreign policy and the war in Afghanistan (2001-present). I am going to do the election and war in Afghanis

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Assigned Blog #8

Raegon

Elections and accomplishments, assassination

Eisenhower

  • Chief of state
  • We like Ike campaign
  • Military
  • Oldest president ever
  • Interstate System
  • Scared of the Communist
  • Deterrence- saying you are going to use your nuclear weapons but then n
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