THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He had a low approval rating due to the Korean War
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He became ill towards the end of his presidency
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He dropped out of the race following the trial of Joseph McCarthy
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He resigned after being tied to the communist party
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Democrat from Missouri, he ran for and won a full four–year term in the 1948 election. Although exempted from the newly ratified Twenty-second Amendment, Truman did not run again in the 1952 election because of his low popularity. He was succeeded by Republican Dwight D.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman did not send proposed legislation to Congress; he expected Congress to draft the bills. Many of these proposed reforms, however, were never realized due to the opposition of the conservative majority in Congress, further solidified after the Republicans took control of both houses in the 1946 midterm elections.
Detailed explanation-3: -Moving quickly, and without seeking a declaration of war from Congress, President Truman ordered U.S. air and naval forces to attack targets north of the 38th parallel. He also authorized General MacArthur to send American ground troops from Japan to support the rapidly collapsing South Korean Army.
Detailed explanation-4: -When asked later in his life what decision was the most difficult for him to make as president, Mr. Truman stated that it was the decision to send troops to Korea in 1950. By the time that an armistice was signed in July, 1953, nearly fifty-four thousand Americans had lost their lives in the “Forgotten War.”