PPT-Trying Truman

Do Nagasaki and Hiroshima constitute a crime against humanity Fourth Geneva Convention 1949 prohibits the unlawful killing of civilians during wartime Between 150000240000 civilians died as a result of both bombs another 2000 died later in Hiroshima from cancers that could be directly traced to the radiation emitted by the blast. Libertyville HS. Election of 1944. Dem nominee: FDR (of course . . . ). GOP nominee: Thomas Dewey (NY governor). Campaign focused on New Deal, FDR’s popularity. Wartime successes during campaign. Rizzi. , Kendall . Meyertons. , . Nishiki. . Maredia. , Erin Hawley. Bonnecarrere, 4th. Roosevelt’s and Truman’s Economic Policy:. The New and Fair Deals. Prompt. Compare . and contrast Truman’s Fair Deal with Roosevelt’s New Deal. In your answer, assess whether the Fair Deal broke any new ground in domestic reforms. . Harry S Truman. 33. rd. President of the United States. . Birth and Childhood. Born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Born to John and Martha Truman. Grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Grandview. Background. Born in Lamar, MO (1884). MO a former slave state. Maternal and paternal grandparents had owned slaves. Ancestors supported the Confederacy. Moved to Independence (1890). Segregation and racism are prevalent. By Mr. Lane. Injustice. -The Armed Forces of the USA had been traditionally segregated. -1896 USSC case . Plessy v. Ferguson. legalized segregation in USA. -Whites and Blacks were not allowed to serve together. August 25, 2015. HOMECOMING BASICS. October . 4. , . 2015 . – October 10, . 2015. Philanthropies: Scotland Clark Project & Mall Renovation Project. Homecoming email: . homecoming@truman.edu. Website: . Your Name. Date . Period. My Position. Containment was a good idea. We saved South Korea from communists. Harry Truman was U.S. President, his Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism. Invasion . Quotation from reading: . Thus does the movie [The Truman Show] offer us a metaphor for our own situation. The fake landscape Truman lives in is our own media landscape in which news, politics, advertising and public affairs are increasingly made up of theatrical illusions. Like our media landscape, it is convincing in its realism, with lifelike simulations and story lines, from the high-tech facsimile of a sun that benevolently beams down on Truman to the mock sincerity of the actor he mistakenly believes is his best friend. It is also rewarding and masquerades as something benevolent. And it is seamless -- there are almost no flaws that give away the illusion -- at least until things start to go wrong.. Chapter 26 AMSCO. Themes. Containment. Communism. UN. Nuclear Proliferation. Introduction. WWII. Isolationist to military superpower, world affairs leader. Revitalized American Economy. Cold War. Democratic United States vs. Communist Soviet Union. The Truman Administration. Macro Concepts. Power. Conflict. Leadership. Change. Political Spectrum. Reactionary. Radical. Liberal. Conservative. 1.. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp. extreme conservatism or . 1945 - 1952. Truman as President . April 12, 1945. NOT FDR. No $$, no college, failed business. ‘34- Senator. Decisive, blunt, loyal, confident, self-assured. What’s the plan?. New Deal .  - New Dealers . Background. Born in Lamar, MO (1884). MO a former slave state. Maternal and paternal grandparents had owned slaves. Ancestors supported the Confederacy. Moved to Independence (1890). Segregation and racism are prevalent. General Theory. Religions suggest this world is not the “real” world.. . According to Buddha: “A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.”. His parents divorced so he was sent to Monroeville, Alabama. He was then raised by his mothers relatives for 5 years. He was neighbor and friend of Harper Lee who is the author of . To Kill a Mockingbird .