Harry truman biography for kids
Harry truman biography for kids
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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was thrust into the presidency just a few short weeks after becoming the vice-president. When Franklin. D. Roosevelt died shortly after winning the election, Truman became the new president.
He was faced with a number of difficult situations as the new president, particularly around the war with Japan.
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It was Truman who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Early Years
Harry S. Truman was born in 1884. His parents couldn’t think up a middle name for him so they just gave him a letter “S” as a tribute to both his maternal and paternal grandfather.
Truman never attended college and worked a number of jobs once he finished high school.
He worked in a bank and in a railway company, but he left those jobs and returned to work on the farm. He also joined the National Guard from 1905–1911.
When the United States became involved in World War I, Truman immediately volunteered for duty even though he was over the age limit for the