Tag Archives: Truman
Truman and his advisors: different opinions of the atomic bomb
This short clip is taken from the BBC’s Curriculum Bites and offers a good overview of the different opinions about the use of the A-bomb in 1945.
The origin of the ‘Containment’ policy
On the 24th September 1946, Clark Clifford and George Elsey presented a report to President Truman in which they recommended “restraining and confining” Soviet influence.
Why did President Truman send the US navy and air force to Korea?
US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North Korea.
