HARRY TRUMAN

BASIC INFO

• Born May 8, 1884
• Died December 26, 1972
• Home state Missouri
• Was a judge of Jackson court
• Was a senate in 1934

ELECTION

• Took over on April 12, 1945 when FDR died
• Was reelected in 1949
• Part of the Democratic Party
• Eyed Thomas Dewey

EVENT

• He gained relationships with the Soviet Union
• He ended the war in Europe

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OFFICE

• Approved to drop two atomic bombs on Japan

INTERESTING FACTS

• He was in the military and a general