1. Harry Truman and a Time of Change
Truman barely saw President Roosevelt, and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. ... The American people would not of been able to trust a man who regretted or second-guessed his actions in a time of crisis. ... The overreaction to possibility of Soviet danger only fueled the fire of the rising Cold War and the rising fears the west believed about Russia. ... That all started to change with Rhee, a person who traveled abroad for forty years and spoke English fluently, knew what he wanted to do in terms of unity; which wa...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate