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The Influence Of President Roosevelt's Office Of Civilian Defense

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The events of the pre cold war era, Roosevelt helped to set up Office of Civilian Defense in 1941 It helped to shape the ideas of defense plans and national preparedness. His idea was more of local and state governments to create their own type of local defense councils. But the idea of national preparedness set the way for other Presidents to set up defense plans. Truman set up a plan in 1946, in fear of bombing and used a defense plan as well to help civilians with evacuation plans. But many people believed at this time that defense she be done in the local level, not using government sources. I believe that Roosevelt was the first one that helped to establish a government type of defense. I believe that other presidents followed Roosevelt’s
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