Why Truman Won The Cold War?

Truman became President on April 12, 1945. Once Truman became President these issues were his problem. “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me” Harry S. Truman. (Freidel, Harry S. Truman, Whitehouse.gov).

Long Essay Harry Truman was the Vice President of the United States alongside Franklin Roosevelt. When Roosevelt died, Truman takes over and is sworn into presidency April 12, 1945, becoming the 33rd president. He had to make some crucial decisions, which was a major one of dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One of his accomplishments included ending World War 2.

From 1947-1991 the Cold War lasted between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two Administrations responsible for the victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War are President Reagan and President Bush. President Reagan started his presidency in 1981, and after all his success while being president, he won re-election in 1985. Now, a key reason why the US remained successful with ending the Cold War after Reagan’s two terms was because in 1990 Reagan’s Vice President George H. W. Bush was elected President. This was a good turnout because Reagan and Bush shared a lot of the same ideas, so Bush was able to just pick up where Reagan left off.

President Harry S. Truman In one of the most tough times of US history April 12, 1945 Harry S. Truman became our 33rd president after the death of one of in my opinion the most influential and compassion presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt. Throughout his time in office his views on refining the economy and the best interest of the US was clear, which mirrored the determination and conviction of Franklin Roosevelt. Another confident president was in office.

He oversaw the conversion of the American economy from its World War ll footing to one that emphasized both consumer and military production. While not without problems, this transition occurred about as smoothly as possible. Truman protected the New Deal and with a rise of the minimum wage in 1949 and the enlargement of Social Security in 1950, built upon its achievements. He pushed forward the cause of the African American civil rights by desegregating the military, by banning discrimination in the civil service, and by commissioning a federal report on civil rights. Just as important, Truman spoke out publicity on the

He was chosen as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Vise President just so he could get the rural vote. Shortly after taking office Franklin D. Roosevelt died making Truman President. As President he ended World War 2 by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan. He was also extremely anti-communist which

“Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” (Garrit 1) The falling of the Berlin Wall marked the ending of an era, the Cold War.

When talking about the cold war, it is easy to pick America's side and say that Ronald Reagan won the war. What most people tend to tend to leave out is the history behind the actual collapse of the soviet Union and the slow erosion that had been happening since world war two. Just because he was around when the union collapsed does not mean he was the main reason behind. In fact, Reagan and Gorbachev were known to be on good terms and they communicated all the time. The cold war wasn’t just caused by the Russians vs Americans.

President Roosevelt was hesitant to address the issue of lynching as he believed that it would offend and alienate Southern Democrats, who dominated Congress and Senate at the time. If he were to suggest making lynching a federal crime punishable by law, the negative and bitter resistance from Southern politicians meant his success or failure as a President. Roosevelt did not want to risk losing support from them to ensure that programs in his New Deal would be accepted and approved – even though some meant helping impoverished black Americans. However it is argued that the intention of the New Deal was to not to help black Americans advance, hence the limited impact of on improving the civil rights of black Americans. President Roosevelt’s cabinet held more black Americans in government posts than any administration ever before however the use of white primaries did not stop, in hopes to not upset white Southern Democrats he allowed the use of white primaries which meant only white voters could participate in primary election in the Southern states.

Roosevelt believed in equal wages among all people, Harry S. Truman believed in equal RIGHTS for all people no matter their skin color. Harry S. Truman was the first president to address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was also the first president to have the courage to ask Congress for a civil rights legislation. Mr. Truman wrangled up a committee of 15 men to help him announce his new legislation, which proposed the protection of people of different races from discrimination. He promised African Americans that they would not have to face discrimination, violence, and race prejudice in American life any longer.

Several hours after Truman was given the oath and he had become the new president. Normally when you first become president you get to settle down but not Truman, after only a few meetings with Roosevelt before he died he was not informed about the construction of the atomic bomb. It was probably one of the toughest decisions he had to make in his terms as president and he decided to drop the bomb on Japan. The war in europe ended when the allies accepted Nazi Germans attempt to surrender. Then there was the Potsdam conference, which is when Truman met with Great Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin.

By the time Truman became president the war in Europe was considered basically over. Truman’s biggest question marks were the how to share Europe with Russia and how to end the P.T.O, possibly as soon as possible. The

Throughout the course of history, important events litter the ground as such common knowledge that the true power of such events becomes masked. So many years deemed crucial to the development of mankind have been written about to the point of deterioration of the stature of the events contained within said years. The unsung heroes, however, are brushed aside as a moot point in the history of the world. 1949 carries one such tune, with events that not only altered history at that point in time, but continue to impact the world today. Harry Truman and the policies he introduced in 1949 continue to shape our social and political worlds.

Funny how history works, FDR and Truman were the right Presidents at the right time. FDR introduced the greatest amount of domestic liberal economic legislation as part of his New Deal domestic program. Measures like the Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Tennessee Valley Authority employing over 8.5 million people and the cost of $10 Billion (Burran 2008). Although Hamby’s Liberalism and Its Challengers clarifies that new Deal failed to establish a variety of socialistic ideas and resolve all the problems, the credit is given for at least smoothing out some difficult times (Hamby 1992, 50). This tame depiction of becoming the model of modern economic liberalization that remains today then is followed by President

Has there ever been a president as influential as Franklin Delano Roosevelt? Truly Roosevelt was a unique man that lead American through one of its hardest times. WWII threatened world peace and the Great Depression was actively wearing the U.S. away. Few other times in U.S history required someone of FDR's caliber to lead America through such a storm. Roosevelt was undoubtedly meant with much success and love.