Thesis: Harry S. Truman`s early political career and the effect that his policies had on the America people up to the end of World War II

Harry S . Truman 's Early Political Career Its effects

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1 Preface 3

2 Abstract 3

3 Rationale of the Study 3

4 Truman Early Political Career 3

5 Truman Doctrine , Marshal Plan

The Cold War : An Analysis 14 6 Conclusions 15

7 End Notes 17

Preface

This Research is meant for the academicians , students and those concerned with the international politics . The complicated international politics

is well understood by the prevailing American politics which has great bearings . This report gives a brief insight of the Truman presidency and its impact

An Abstract

This report delves into the early political career of 33rd President of the USA . His presidency is analyzed briefly concerning New Deal , World War and the Cold War . A brief conclusion is appended at the end

Rationale of the Study

The motivation of this study is to draw a fair conclusion about Truman 's early political career and the effect that his policies had on the America people up to the end of World War II

Truman , Harry S (1884-1972 : His Early Political Career

With the demise of President Franklin D . Roosevelt on April 12 , 1945 Vice President Harry S . Truman took over the Oval Office . He knew he faced a difficult set of challenges . However Truman 's most frightening task perhaps was following his predecessor , Roosevelt , who had restructured American governance , the Democratic Party , and the office of the presidency during his twelve years in office

Truman 's appointees were mostly undistinguished and contributed little to his presidency . He inherited Roosevelt 's staff of presidential advisers . By the mid-1940s , the President 's staff included administrative assistants , appointments and press secretaries , and counsels to the President . It also included the Bureau of the Budget formerly a part of the Treasury Department but , owing to the Executive Reorganization Act of 1939 , now housed in the Executive Office of the President . The New Deal and the war years focused the increasingly important and powerful role that a President 's staff played in policymaking

During the Truman years , the President 's staff continued to grow in size . On the domestic side , the most important addition was the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA . The Employment Act of 1946 created the CEA to help the President make economic policy liberal Democrats in Congress particularly wanted the CEA to be a preserve for progressives and liberal New Dealers . Truman instead staffed the CEA with a mix of conservatives and liberals , Truman treated the CEA as a set of presidential advisers , rather than as an independent body , and made sure that it remained under his control

Depression , New Deal World War

Truman took office just as World War II entered its final stages . His main task , then , was to outline to Americans his vision for the country 's future . Two related issues -- the future of New Deal liberalism and the re-conversion of the...