The Harry Truman Presidency

Guess these facts about Harry Truman and his presidency.

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Hint	Answer
Home state	Missouri
Vice president, 1949-1953	Alben W. Barkley
Truman assumed office after this president died	Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was one of the "Big Three" statesmen present at this summer 1945 meeting	Potsdam Conference
Who were the other "Big" statesmen? (one was voted out and replaced)	Joseph Stalin
	Winston Churchill
	Clement Attlee
Japanese cities that were struck by atomic bombs	Hiroshima
Japanese cities that were struck by atomic bombs	Nagasaki
International organization founded in San Francisco in 1945	United Nations
Policy that was to contain the spread of communism and Soviet influence	Truman Doctrine
Secret service established in 1947	CIA
Concept that sought to destroy much of Germany's industry, making it an agrarian state	Morgenthau Plan
Foreign aid initiative that supported Western European countries, named after the US Secretary of State	Marshall Plan
Republican candidate who surprisingly lost the 1948 presidential elections	Thomas E. Dewey
Newspaper that declared above-mentioned candidate the winner	Chicago Tribune
The Soviet blockade of this city is often seen as the start of the Cold War	Berlin
Country whose divided parts lead a war 1950-53, involving both world powers	Korea
Critics said that Truman had "lost" this country as it was taken over by communists in 1949	China
Senator who campaigned against real or alleged communists, including members of Truman's administration	Joseph McCarthy
General who was relieved of his duties after he publicly criticized Truman's administration	Douglas McArthur
Pro-Truman slogan and title of a 1975 one-man play about him	Give 'em Hell

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