Fair Deal Dbq

The President of the United States, whomever it may be, has always stood as a beacon, often offering vagabond refugees and warring nations mellifluous words of comfort and providing a haven from atrocities committed almost daily in emerging nations. As such, it's no surprise that a president wont to promote democracy would consider just which sorts of ramifications his actions would hold stands yet as a symbol of American virtue and dignity. Harry S. Truman, who thoughtfully steered the United States through the later part of the bloodcurdling quagmire that was World War II, was the most capable and perhaps accomplished president the United States has witnessed; he was the best of an elite best.

Harry S. Truman decided to allow the atomic bombs to descend on Japan, which led to, despite the horrific loss of life, an end to one of history's most colossal wars. "Truman approved the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan on August 6 and 9, 1945" (Truman:

One helpful provision of the Fair Deal was the G.I. Bill, which simplified the angst of transition for the many returning soldiers of World War II; it gave veterans financial aid for industrial training and secondary education. The Fair Deal also enabled former military personnel to achieve some semblance of domesticity by "[guaranteeing] loans for home buying" (The Fair Deal) In addition, it bolstered the minimum wage and promised health insurance for all Americans, according to the Library of Congress. In this was displayed Truman's desire to ensure the felicity of his average Americans, the proletarian masses who just desired to live in a free and peaceful land free from Communism's snares and totalitarianism; it was about declaring that the United States would not and could not waver in its mission to guard its people from the ills of the Soviet way of