It's All Over
"To the Best of My Ability"
English - May 06, 2020 15:33 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBHistory Education fdr museum truman ww2 wwii government history politics presidency Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Truman’s first few weeks in office were some of the most tumultuous in Presidential history. As Nazis forces experience blow after blow from Allied forces, fascism in Europe begins to crumble. Before the end of April, both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are dead. After more than five years of total war, a ceasefire takes effect on May 8, 1945. ”This is a solemn but glorious hour,” Truman declares. “The flags of freedom fly all over Europe."