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How soon after becoming President was Harry Truman briefed on the secret development of the atomic bomb?
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Who was president of university of Columbia before becoming president?
Truman
What did president Truman do during the world war 2?
Truman was a US Senator for most of the war, becoming the vice-president in 1945.
Why was President Truman called his accidency?
He felt that his becoming the President was an accident as a result of FDR's death.
What President dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
While the development of the atomic bomb was initiated under FDR, Harry S Truman was president when the final decision was made to drop the bomb.
How soon after becoming president did Truman get breifed on an atomic bomb?
He knew about the preparations and tests done since he was the Vice President of the US.
Why did Harry Truman become president instead of becoming a lawyer?
because he didn`t want to be a lawyer
What president ordered bombing on Hiroshima?
Harry S Truman
Who was the president when japan was bombed?
U.S. president? That was Truman.
What country was run by president Truman?
President Truman was a President of the United States.
Which president desegregated the military in 1948 with executive order 9981?
Harry S. Truman
Which us president brought in the atomic age?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the development of the atomic bomb, but Harry Truman was President at the time of the bomb's first successful test, and he is the one who authorized its use in populated areas. The Manhattan Project, the development of the atomic bomb, was such a secret that even Vice President Truman didn't know about it until after he became President. (I don't know whether or not Vice President Wallace knew about the project.)
What led to MacArthur's dismissal?
Had disagreed with president Truman Had disagreed with president Truman
