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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | became president when fdr died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb | 4 sets | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 sets | |
| 3 | president of united states upon death of fdr | 2 sets | |
| 4 | the 33rd u.s. president, who succeeded franklin d. roosevelt upon roosevelt's death in april 1945. truman, who led the country through the last few months of world war ii, is best known for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against japan in august 1945. after the war, truman was crucial in the implementation of the marshall plan, which greatly accelerated western europe's economic recovery. | 2 sets | |
| 5 | president when nazi's surrendered, after fdr. warned the japanese if they didn't surrender he would use an atomic bomb, he dropped 2 one on hiroshima and on nagasaki. | 1 set | |
| 6 | us president during the korean war | 1 set | |
| 7 | president during and after world war ii | 1 set | |
| 8 | the vice president who became president when roosevelt died. | 1 set | |
| 9 | 33rd president of the us who had to make many decisions such as dropping the atomic bombs during wwii and sending american soldiers to korea; came up with a plan of containment after wwii ended | 1 set | |
| 10 | roosevelt's third vice-president. | 1 set | |
| 11 | suceeded roosevelt as president | 1 set | |
| 12 | elected vice president in roosevelt's 4th term, vice president became president after roosvelt's death, had to decide whether the u.s. should use atomic bomb | 1 set | |
| 13 | won the 1948 presidential election | 1 set | |
| 14 | decided to drop atomic bomb on japan | 1 set | |
| 15 | who was the 33rd president? | 1 set | |
| 16 | 1945-52 | 1 set | |
| 17 | president of the us after roosevelt; dropped atomic bomb | 1 set | |
| 18 | fdr's vice president | 1 set | |
| 19 | us president during end of ww2, dropped the atom bomb | 1 set | |
| 20 | #33 | 1 set | |
| 21 | the 33rd president of the united states and the only one to allow the use of nuclear weapons against a foreign enemy, japan. (pg. 848) | 1 set | |
| 22 | the president the came after roosevelt who was more determined. he demanded free elections in europe and did not want to give into stalin. | 1 set | |
| 23 | 1945-1953 | 1 set | |
| 24 | created cia | 1 set | |
| 25 | 1945 - atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima | 1 set | |
| 26 | vice president became president after roosvelt's death, had to decide whether the u.s. should use atomic bomb | 1 set | |
| 27 | dropped atomic bomb | 1 set | |
| 28 | president of usa 1945-1953 | 1 set | |
| 29 | p during ww2 | 1 set | |
| 30 | "it's a plan, but not a straitjacket, flexible and short." | 1 set | |
| 31 | president-desegregated armed forces | 1 set | |
| 32 | president of the us after roosevelt's death; approved the use of the atomic bomb against japan | 1 set | |
| 33 | became president after president roosevelt died from a stroke. | 1 set | |
| 34 | active date: 1960 (random date). born: 1884, died:1972. was the 33rd president of the usa. involved in the end of wwii. faced new challenges of the cold war. was the us army memeber, he fought in wwi. was a judge. went to kansas city law school. he was elected to the senate in 1934, and was re-elected in 1940. in 1944 he was vice president. he faced huge challenges with the war maybe including an atomic bomb agains japan. was from the usa, involved in wwii, was vice and president and considered a hero. | 1 set | |
| 35 | became president after fdr died | 1 set | |
| 36 | fdr's unprepared successor, strugled to continue fdr's policies, adopted a tough pose towards his adversaries, threatened to cut off lend-lease aid if the soviet union did not cooperate. | 1 set | |
| 37 | served as fdr's vp during his fourth term and took over the role of presidency after fdr's death. he went on to establish the fair deal and authorize the atomic bombing of japan. | 1 set | |