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33rd President of the US 1945-1953
HARRY S.
TRUMAN
The Election
• 1.President: Harry Truman
Number 34 Vice president: Alben
Barkley (1947-53)
• 2. Political Party - Democrat
• 3. Term of Office 1945-1953
• 4. Who came before and after him, and what were their Political
parties?
• Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat) preceded him and Dwight
Eisenhower (Republican) followed him
• 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to
the presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail.
• The death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945 elevated him to the
presidency
The Office
• 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms specifically
associated with this president? If so, list and explain
them. “The Buck Stops here” “Give em hell Harry”
• 7. When he left office, was it by: choice, defeat, natural
death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your
answer.
• He served two terms and retired in 1953
Domestic Issues and Events
• 1945-46 Returning veterans, demobilizing the
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military, labor issues and farmers wanting higher
prices for crops, Baby Boom begins ( through
1964)
1947 – Taft Hartley (passed over Truman’s veto)
restricted the activities of Labor Unions,
Presidential Succession Act, Fair Deal
announced, National Security Act
1948 – Executive Order 9980, 9981 (integration
of the Fed gov’t and the armed forces)
1949 – first televised Inauguration
1950- Alger Hiss, Red Scare, McCarthyism,
McCarran Security Act (Communists must
register)
1951 – Rosenbergs convicted, 22nd Amendment
(Term Limits)
1953 – First Hydrogen Bomb
Foreign Policy and Events
• 1945 – Germany surrenders, Potsdam
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Conference, Atomic Bomb, Japan
Surrenders, UN Forms, Cold War
begins??
1946 – Nuremberg Trials
1947 –Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan
1948 – Berlin Airlift begins, US
recognizes Israel
1949 – Soviet Atomic Bomb, NATO
formed, China becomes Communist
1950 – Korean War begins, NSC 68
1951 – Truman fires General MacArthur
Hear Truman speak about Asia