Focus on: Harry Truman (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Truman's birth year
Truman's birth year
1884
Year Truman elected to Senate
Year Truman elected to Senate
1934
Year Truman became VP
Year Truman became VP
1944
When Truman became President
When Truman became President
April 1945
Quote on Truman's desk sign
Quote on Truman's desk sign
"The buck stops here"
Year of Truman's death
Year of Truman's death
1972
Cities where atomic bombs were dropped
Cities where atomic bombs were dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When atomic bombs were used
When atomic bombs were used
August 1945
NATO full name
NATO full name
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Years of Berlin Airlift
Years of Berlin Airlift
1948-9
Year Korean War started
Year Korean War started
1950
Opponent Truman defeated in 1948
Opponent Truman defeated in 1948
Thomas Dewey
Truman's 1948 campaign tour name
Truman's 1948 campaign tour name
Whistle-stop tour
Truman's domestic reform programme name
Truman's domestic reform programme name
Fair Deal
Truman's military desegregation action
Truman's military desegregation action
Desegregation of the armed forces