After the war, Truman ordered Europe (which was destroyed during the war) to be repaired with the Marshall Plan.
Germany was divided into two parts after the war.
The Soviet Union controlled East Germany.
The United States, Britain, and France controlled West Germany.
During the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, Truman ordered the Berlin Airlift, which flew in tons of food to West Germany to feed the starving people.

Truman also helped create the United Nations, an organization which was based on the League of Nations.
The United Nations still exists today.
Its goal is for different countries to work together to help humanity and to promote peace.

After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States were the only two powerful countries left.
With Germany being divided between the Soviet Union and the United States, tensions began to increase between the two countries.
The Cold War began.
This was a war where the Soviet Union and the United States did not fight directly, but each wanted to have a bigger influence than the other over the world.
The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism around the world. (
Communism is the belief that the government should own the economy to make everybody equal).
Truman believed in a policy called containment: that the U.S. should contain communism and stop it from spreading.
Truman declared the Truman Doctrine, which said the United States should give money to Turkey and Greece so that they could be strong enough to defend themselves from communism.

Truman sent Congress his "Fair Deal."
It was based on Roosevelt's New Deal.
It gave more money to education, more money to farmers, and a higher minimum wage for workers.
Labor union leaders asked him for higher wages and more benefits.

After coal miners went on strike, Truman had the Department of the Interior take over the mines.
While Truman sympathized with the working class, when there was a huge railroad strike, Truman believed it was illegal.
He also thought it was unfair to people who could not get to work because the railroads were not running.
He reacted by threatening to force the strikers to go into the army if they did not return to work.

Truman de-segregated the military, allowing blacks and whites to fight together.

In 1948, Truman ran for a second term as President against Thomas Dewey.
He was the underdog and everyone thought he was going to lose.
The Chicago Tribune published a newspaper on the night of the election with the title "Dewey Defeats Truman".
To everyone's surprise, Harry Truman won the election.
After the war, Truman ordered Europe (which was destroyed during the war) to be repaired with the Marshall Plan. Germany was divided into two parts after the war. The Soviet Union controlled East Germany. The United States, Britain, and France controlled West Germany. During the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, Truman ordered the Berlin Airlift, which flew in tons of food to West Germany to feed the starving people.
Truman also helped create the United Nations, an organization which was based on the League of Nations. The United Nations still exists today. Its goal is for different countries to work together to help humanity and to promote peace.
After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States were the only two powerful countries left. With Germany being divided between the Soviet Union and the United States, tensions began to increase between the two countries. The Cold War began. This was a war where the Soviet Union and the United States did not fight directly, but each wanted to have a bigger influence than the other over the world. The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism around the world. (Communism is the belief that the government should own the economy to make everybody equal). Truman believed in a policy called containment: that the U.S. should contain communism and stop it from spreading. Truman declared the Truman Doctrine, which said the United States should give money to Turkey and Greece so that they could be strong enough to defend themselves from communism.
Truman sent Congress his "Fair Deal." It was based on Roosevelt's New Deal. It gave more money to education, more money to farmers, and a higher minimum wage for workers. Labor union leaders asked him for higher wages and more benefits.
After coal miners went on strike, Truman had the Department of the Interior take over the mines. While Truman sympathized with the working class, when there was a huge railroad strike, Truman believed it was illegal. He also thought it was unfair to people who could not get to work because the railroads were not running. He reacted by threatening to force the strikers to go into the army if they did not return to work.
Truman de-segregated the military, allowing blacks and whites to fight together.
In 1948, Truman ran for a second term as President against Thomas Dewey. He was the underdog and everyone thought he was going to lose. The Chicago Tribune published a newspaper on the night of the election with the title "Dewey Defeats Truman". To everyone's surprise, Harry Truman won the election.
Harry S. Truman