Harry Truman Accomplishments

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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. Upon assuming the presidency, and with no prior experience in foreign policy, Truman was made commander in chief and charged with ending a world war. In the first six months of his presidency, the Germans’ surrendered on May 8th when the Allies came and invaded them, destroying most of the concentration camps. Once Truman dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,