WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Harry Truman
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John Kenndy
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Herbert Hoover
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1940–1944 he gained national prominence as chairman of the Truman Committee, which was aimed at reducing waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts. Truman was elected vice president in 1944 and assumed the presidency following the death of Roosevelt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman became President of the United States with the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 12, only weeks before Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 7, President Roosevelt died suddenly in Warm Springs, Georgia, bringing Vice President Harry S. Truman, a veteran of the United States Senate, to the presidency.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alben William Barkley (/ˈbɑːrkli/; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative.
Detailed explanation-5: -He is most known for putting an end to World War II in the Pacific by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. He is also known for the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Korean War. Harry grew up on a farm in Missouri.