Truman era

History II (1942-1953)

By KyleH27

  • President FDR Dies / President Truman

    President FDR Dies / President Truman
    FDR has died of a stroke. Harry S. Truman becomes his successor.

  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders
    Japan surrenders after America drops 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    President Harry S. Truman pledged that the U.S would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread.

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    U.S program provides economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.

  • Fair Deal

    Fair Deal: Expand social security to more Americans, Increase the minimum wage, Repeal the Taft-Hartley Act restricting labor unions.

  • N.A.T.O. is formed

    N.A.T.O. is formed
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

  • Mutual Security Act

    An act that maintained the security and promote the foreign policy and provide for the U.S by assisting friendly nations for international peace and security.

  • President Harry S. Truman~ 33

    President Harry S. Truman~ 33
    Harry S. Truman, the Democratic nominee, defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey in 1952 election.