The Threshold of the New World
"To the Best of My Ability"
English - November 13, 2020 18:43 - 2 minutes - 3.99 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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History’s greatest war was over, but our story has only just begun.
The Truman Presidency not only had to deal with the legacy of the recently concluded war, it also had to wrestle with new problems at home and abroad: a dangerous international situation, the spread of Communism and Soviet influence, and the pressing need to form a “more perfect union” at home by ensuring equal rights and justice for all. Would the “man from Missouri” rise to the challenge? Would the United States, and the world, enjoy peace and prosperity, or was World War III in the offing?