Harry S. Truman

Birth-Death: (1884 - 1972 ) Term: (1945-1953 )

The era of Harry Truman was dominated by the Cold War and the reconstruction of war-torn Europe. The United States remained fairly quiet during this time, in comparison to the rest of the world. Europe had been split in half between the Allies and the Soviet Union. The land and people of Europe had been ravaged by the war, and economies were confused.

Chronology of Harry Truman

1945 - America tests the atomic bomb

1945 - World War II ends

1946 - Cold War begins

1946 - Congress passes Atomic Energy Commision

1947 - Congress passes the Taft-Hartley Act

1948 - Marshall Plan begins giving aid to countries

1948 - Israel becomes a Republic

1949 - U.S. and its allies set up NATO

1950 - Korean War begins

1951 - First American nationwide broadcast