In domestic affairs, President Truman happened to encounter a new round of chaotic economic recession cycle. There was a shortage of materials and numerous strikes, and the controversy over the rejection of Taft-Hartley Act became a portrayal at that time. Although Truman was re-elected as president on 1948, he failed to control Congress successfully, so that all his "good governance" plans were aborted. He also took the lead in abolishing the apartheid system in the American army by administrative order, and promoted the second "red panic", dismissing thousands of sympathizers of the * * * production party from various government departments. In addition, hit by a series of financial scandals, hundreds of officials he appointed left their posts.
In foreign affairs, many world events took place during President Truman's term. First, the allied forces defeated Nazi Germany, Hiroshima and Nagasaki exploded, Japan surrendered, and World War II officially ended. Then came the establishment of the United Nations, the implementation of the Marshall Plan aimed at rebuilding Europe, the confrontation between Truman Doctrine and capitalism, the beginning of the Cold War, the establishment of NATO and the outbreak of the Korean War. Among them, the Korean War made the United States pay a heavy price. This war resulted in the death and disappearance of 44,000 American troops, and directly destroyed Truman's re-election plan. In the end, * * * and dwight eisenhower in the party relied on the campaign against Truman and the slogan "North Korea! * * * materialism! Corruption! " (Korea! Communism Corruption! ) and won the hearts of the people, and became president in 1952, ending the 20-year ruling of the Democratic Party.
Truman was a president who always showed a friendly and humble attitude. Many of his epigrams, such as "the responsibility stops here"! ) and "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." [1] and so on, have become household names. Compared with the former president, Truman's support rate is not high, but he can still overcome many difficulties during his term of office. Although he was finally forced to give up his re-election at 1952, today's scholars still regard him as one of the best American presidents.
Early life &; family background
Truman 1884 was born in Lamar, Missouri, the eldest son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. Truman has a younger brother and a younger sister named John Vivian Truman (1886- 1965) and Mary Jane Truman (1889- 1978).
Truman's father, John Truman, was a farmer and livestock vendor. When Truman was only 1 1 month old, his family moved to a farm in Grandview, Missouri. The farm is owned by Truman's grandparents and covers an area of 600 acres (240 hectares). In order to facilitate school, the Truman family moved to Independence, Missouri when he was 6 years old. 190 1 year, Truman engaged in a series of clergy work after graduating from high school. 1906, Truman returned to his farm in fairview and spent about ten years there. During this period, he met Beth Wallace and proposed to her at 19 1 1, but failed. Later, before proposing to Beth, Truman said that he would make more money than the farmer. As a result, he got his wish in 19 18, when he had just returned from the battlefield of World War I and was awarded the rank of captain.
Truman was the last American president who didn't have a university degree, but he attended a two-year law degree course in Kansas City Law School at 1920s, and Charles Evans Whitaker, the Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was his classmate.