USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman’s to solve when, on April 12, 1945, he became America’s 33rd President.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces. In 1940, African-Americans made up almost 10 percent of the total U.S. population (12.6 million people out of a total population of 131 million).

Detailed explanation-3: -President at the conclusion of the war, Harry Truman is not nearly as often associated with America’s military feats during the epic war as is President Roosevelt, but it was Truman and not FDR who took the steps necessary to end the war and bring about the conclusion that we know too well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the cessation of hostilities of World War II, effective twelve o’clock noon, December 31, 1946.

Detailed explanation-5: -After the war, it seized control of Eastern Europe to bolster its industries and to create a buffer against future incursions. Truman aggressively sought to counter Soviet expansionism. This-and preventing a third world war-became his top foreign policy objective.