240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Harry S. Truman presided over one of the most challenging times in American history—the end of World War II and the onset of the Cold War. Thrust into the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office, Truman oversaw the transition to a new, post-war world in which the United States wielded the influence of a superpower. With his humble beginnings and straightforward manner, Truman was... Read more
1. The Man from Missouri Takes Charge in Washington 2. Ending the "Good War " 3. A New Direction in Foreign Policy: The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and Israel 4. From New Deal to Fair Deal 5. Trouble at Home: The Miracle of '48 and Fair Deal Failure 6. Containing Communism at Home and Abroad: Korea and McCarthyism 7. Independence Revisited: Truman's Post-White House Years. Documents.
Biography
Nicole Anslover is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Indiana-Northwest.
