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Harry S. Truman inherited the office of US President on April 12, 1945 when Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

Until Roosevelt's death, Truman, the "new kid," the "outsider," had been kept in the dark when it came to a great many matters of national security -- much to Truman's own liking! When FDR died, Harry S. Truman had been the vice president for just 79 days, and he knew nothing at all about most national security matters, including the status of the Manhattan Project, the American effort to develop the first atomic bombs.

Just three weeks after Truman assumed office as president, Germany collapsed and the war in Europe was essentially over.

But the Pacific war against the Japanese raged on.

As Commander in Chief of all the US armed forces, Truman assumed responsibility for the conduct of the war in all theaters, but he is mainly associated with the war in the Pacific. After the horrific losses on both sides in island campaigns on Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, and others, Truman decided to use the atomic weapons against Japan in an attempt to force the Japanese to end the war.

With Truman's blessing, the USAAF dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the first ever instance of an atomic weapon used in "anger." Three days later, on August 9, the USAAF dropped "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, the last such instance.

Truman presided over the end, practically and officially, of the Second World War.
Harry Truman was a member of the Senate from Missouri. He headed a committee that looked into price gouging of war contracts. In 1944 he was chosen as FDR's running mate for Vice-President. They were elected and when FDR died in 1945, Truman was sworn in as Commander-in-Chief. He was the President who made the decision to drop the A-Bomb and force Japan's unconditional surrender.

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He allowed the atomic bombing on japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Truman's role in World War 2 is that he led the United States and the Allied Powers to victory over the Axis Powers. He dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan on August 6 and 9th of 1945. Later, both Germany and Japan surrendered, ending the war.

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he dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagaski
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When the war started Harry Truman was was a United States Senator.
In January, 1945 he became Vice President of the United States; and when Franklin Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 he became President.

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President Harry Truman was the President of the United States during the second half of WWll. He created the Truman Doctrine which helped out Europe economically to help stop communism from seeping into the economically weakened states like Greece. He also participated in the potsdam conference which was the meeting on what to do with Germany, and they split it up in between 4 occupation zones.

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He was the 33rd president but he didn't come into command until close to the end because Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

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His role in WW2 included deciding to drop Americas two atomic bombs, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. He also represented America in the Potsdam.

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World War 2. There was also the "Police Action" in Korea in the early 1950s.

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he dosent have any thing to do with ww2, but he was in ww1

Also all Jew deserve to die!!!

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Harry Truman was elected as a U.S. Senator in 1940 and was elected Vice President in 1944. He was in no battles during WW2 unless you count having to meet with Joseph Stalin.

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