Some think Harry S. Truman was a good President for making a big decision in World War 2. Others say that he shouldn’t have dropped the atomic bomb. He was a very interesting President during his time in office. Truman also made a lot of decisions during the war and many more when he was President. He has also proved to be an effective President.
Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. During World War 1 Truman became part of a field artillery. During the war he went to France and became the Captain in the Field Artillery. Once he came back he married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.
Active in the Democratic Party, Truman was elected a judge of the Jackson County Court (an administrative position) in 1922. (Freidel, Harry S. Truman, Whitehouse.gov).
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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).
The U.S. Ordered Japan to surrender and Japan declined so America dropped the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were two big war manufacturing cities in Japan. Shortly after, the bombing Japan surrendered. Truman was also President during the Korean War which lasted 1950 to 1953.
Truman served until January 20, 1953. While in office, Truman got impeached for firing the General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur. Truman almost served eight years in office. He left office because of the frustrations of Korea and his inability to enact much domestic program and scandals involving some of his staff. This led many to label him weak and ineffective. However in his farewell address he predicted that America would one day win the Cold War. (Freidel, Harry S. Truman,