Eisenhower vs. Truman

President Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. “The son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman.” Truman’s father worked as mule trader and a farmer while Martha was a musician and homemaker. Young Truman had three siblings growing up and eventually married his childhood love Bess Wallace on June 28, 1919, (Truman Biography”, n.d.).

President Dwight D. Eisenhower took ogives in 1953, after Harry S. Truman's presidency. Eisenhower brought, with his vast military experience, an attitude of strict judgment. Truman had done his best to bring an end to the war. It is interesting that Eisenhower, who commanded, a presence of prestige because of his military experience, made his biggest impact in his domestic policies following WWII.

Before him no president had made the effort to enforce equality with the general interest of the people instead of another motive. Although his attempts were largely ineffective that is due to the unwillingness of people occupying other political positions. The same can be said about the Marshall Plan. The only reason some parts of it failed were due to the inability of other people to want to implement it. Additionally, some might say that Japan was on its knees and the bomb was unnecessary and a ridiculous waste of lives. The Japanese philosophy regarding war is simple- fight until you cannot anymore. Truman knew this, and realized that without a way to intimidate there war would continue and there would be no end in sight. The alternative to the bomb was an amphibious attack on the Japanese coast which would have cost a million lives on both sides. The bomb, although devastating cost only 230,000. The ethical debate over the atomic bomb will never be over, but it was effective in its purpose- ending the

After Roosevelt’s passing, then-President Harry Truman just began to learn about his predecessor’s conflicts in Europe and Asia. With this, grit was shown by the way he handled World War Two, which will be discussed later. Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8th, 1884. They later moved to Independence. His family was not that wealthy, and he worked while in high school. Then several jobs after he graduated in 1901. This is how he showed perseverance, passion and integrity throughout his life and with the challenges he faced.

Harry S. Truman was born on May 8th, 1884. He grew up in Independence, Missouri, only ten miles east of Kansas City. He was born with poor sight, and was often picked on at school for being different. In 1901, Truman graduated from high school and tried to attend West Point for college but couldn’t because of financial problems. Instead, he worked in a mailroom of the Kansas City Star.

Judging President Truman on Domestic Policy is extremely difficult because of the period he was president. He assumed Office during World War II and then had to deal with a Post War Economy and the start of a Cold War with the Soviet Union as well as the Conflict in Korea. He did however support and protect the New Deal Policies implemented by FDR, by enlarging Social security and a rise in Minimum wage. Additionally he desegregated the military, commissioned a federal review on civil rights and banned discrimination in the civil service. Based on the preceding I would have to give his domestic policies a B-.

Truman’s policy of containment was the idea of containing communism in areas where it was expanding. Truman asked Congress to give a helping hand to Greece and Turkey because they were starting to spiral into communism. After a while the threat was gone so good on Harry Truman. An economical aspect of this policy would be the fact we gave Greece and Turkey in total 400 million dollars which economically assisted them. A political aspect of this policy would be the fact we ended the spread of communism in these two countries. A cultural aspect of this was the fact Turkey and Greece hadn’t been completely switched over to communism.

Harry S Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. He was the oldest of the three children of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. Harry went to elementary school and high school in Independence, Missouri. He nearsighted and started wearing glasses at the age of 8 years old. The eye doctor said, “ I was so carefully cautioned by the eye doctor about breaking my glasses

Dwight Eisenhower was the third child out of seven kids, surprisingly all were boys. He was born on October 14,1890, in Denison, Texas. Eisenhower's family was not rich and they lived in a small house by the railroad tracks. He graduated from high school in 1909. Dwight's father was David Eisenhower and his mother was Stover Eisenhower.

On May 8, 1884 Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri. His Mother was Martha. His Father was John. His father had a horse and mule business. When that failed John started a family farm. In 1890 Truman Got a brother and sister, John and Mary. Also in 1890 him and his family moved to Independence, Missouri. Growing up Truman had poor vison and he had to wear glasses. Truman was not into sports. Truman was interested in music and reading. Truman did not make friends easily and he had trouble getting the ladies. Harry went to public schools in Independence. Harry graduated from high school in 1901. Harry wanted to West Point after high school. He could not attend because of his eyesight. Harry could not attend a four-year college right after high school because of his father’s financial problems. Truman did go to college he went to a business college in college for a semester. He had to dropout due to money problems.

Truman first worked as a railroad construction timekeeper. After that, he was a clerk for two separate banks each located in Kansas City. When he wasn’t thrilled with that lifestyle he returned home to help his family on the farm and eventually joined the National Guard. The passion for him to join the National Guard arose with World War I. However, he could have been exempt from the draft due to farming, but instead he began to organize his regiment. His regiment was called into service in the 129th Field Artillery. When he was in France, Truman was promoted to Captain and received the assignment to battery D that didn’t have a very good reputation. Despite being unruly, he gained their respect and led them into a successful battle in the Argonne Forest. When Truman returned home he

In 1917, the same year U.S. entered World War I, they had their first son Doud Dwight Eisenhower. Although Eisenhower spent World War I at home in America running a tank training center at Camp Colt in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he desperately wanted to be stationed to command overseas. By 1920 Eisenhower was promoted to major. That following year Eisenhower’s firstborn son died of scarlet fever at age 3. Throughout the years, Eisenhower continued to rise through the ranks. In 1922, they have a second son, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower. That year, Eisenhower got the role of executive officer to General Fox Conner in the Panama Canal Zone. In 1924, Eisenhower applied to the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, the Army's prestigious graduate school, and was accepted. He graduated first in his class of 245 in

Also, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan slowed down the movement of territorial enlargement by Soviet Communism. This built a clear distinction between the two economic systems, which was preferred by the two main superpowers during this time. Both of these important aspects were closely

In the way of politics, under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower the way our nation was viewed changed greatly during the fifties and what was the post WWII period in America. I could not imagine when WWII ended, to be in the position Harry Truman was in because Americans were basically left in his hands. Truman accomplished a lot during his career from being the 33rd President of the United States, serving as senator for 10 years in Missouri and for a year was Vice President. He seemed like an individual who wanted the best for his state and later for our country. Due to poor eyesight, Truman was refused an appointment with the United States Military Academy at West Point. Truman rejoined the National Guard when the US entered World War

The first time that Truman proposed to his wife, Bess Wallace he met her in Missouri in 1890. He was six years old and she was five. They started to go