Today is blog discussion.
Harry Truman
-Vice president until FDR died. Became president in few months
-Senator in Missoure
-Not a great person in front of crowds.
-Rough and tumble and swore a lot.
-Unpopular president left office at 22%.
Accomplishments
On this day we did blog discussion over the presidents. Here are the notes I took:
Harry Truman: Vice-President who became president after FDR's death in 1945. He was born in Missouri and was a former senator. Very unpopular president. In the elec
Blog disscusion
^_^ Truman ^_^
Swore a Lot
Won Election
Newspapers Messed Up
Integrated Black And White Troops
Truman Doctrine - aid to Greece and Turkey
Marshall Plan - Helped Europe
CIA Very Powerful
Political Assasinations
Rigged Elections
Had To Change Poli
blog discussion day!
President Harry Truman:
Blog discussion day.
President Harry Truman:
became vice president for FDR in Jan. 45
took over for FDR
election: he was very unpopular, made speeches about how he should stay president, etc. ran against dewey
1948 election
truman defeats dewey
marshall pla
Absent.
Reviewed information that Tevin covered in his power point yesterday, and then finished listening to the rest of it.
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
-The main goal of the Allies was to drop off supplies in West Berlin and drive the Soviets out.
Bl
PROJECTS- Topics:
1. Causes of the Cold War-Fear of communist attack, Truman's dislike towards Stalin, Russia's fear of our atomic bomb, Russia disliked capitalism, US's refusal to share nuclear secrets during WWII, Russia's expansion to the west into
1. History of Afghanistan to 1970's
Afghana was the start of the Afghan people. Land of Afghan. WWI, fighting in their area for empires. Got independence from British empire August 19, 1919. Very Mountainous.
2. Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan
Comm
Causes of the Cold War-
1. Causes of the Cold War/ Goals for US-
Americans were afraid that communists were going to take over the world.
Truman didn't like Stalin, Stalin didn't join the League of Nations. Stalin Killed alot of people.
WW111 did not happen because it would ha
Tevin finished his presentation- the allies in berlins main goal was to drop off supplies in west berlin. 4700 pounds of supplies were dropped each day. the blockade ended on may 12, 1949. soviets moved out of berlin.
Truman- defeated dewey in the pr
Blog Disscussion over Presidents
Harry Truman
*He ran againt Dewey in the 1948 election- Truman won
*His biggest accomplishment was planning to drop the atomic bomb
*He integrated black and white troops
*Truman Doctirne and Marshall Plan
*One of the most u
President Blog Discussions:
Truman-From Missouri and was senator for a long time FDR's Vice President also. "The Buck Stops Here" The Fair Deal was similar to FDR's New Deal and was designed to promote economic development and social welfare. He wante
finished presintation and started blog discutions.
First strategic loss for soviet union to US.
Trooman was unpopular when he left office but he is now thought as a good president. integrated troops blacks/whites same unit. renovated white house. atom
Continuing presentations today, then moving into blog discussion.
Topics:
1. Causes of the Cold War/ Goals for the US-
-americans fear of communist attack
- trumans dislike of stalin
Blog Dissucion!
Truman- 33rd president. Became president after FDR died. Defeated Dewey!
Eisenhower- 34th president. general in WWII. Won his elections by a landslide.
Blog discussions.
President Truman-1945-1953,Became Vice President for FDR in January, 1945, 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 g
Blog discussion today!
President Harry Truman- 1945-53 (33rd)
Topics:
1. Causes of the Cold War- Joseph Stallon refuses to join the League of Nations. Capitalism-people own the businesses. Stallon hated capitalism. America refused to share nuclear secrets.Russia promised not to expand. Russia was afraid of our a
