Postwar Political Developments- The Americas (IB Review)

Postwar Political Developments- The Americas (IB Review)

1. Presidents (Truman- Ike)

   • April 12, 1945: death of FDR
     • Harry Truman becomes pres. after 4 days as VP
       • Relations between President FDR and his new Vice President was distant. FDR considered Truman an outsider and would not give him access to sensitive information. This was evident when the Secretary of State told Truman of the bomb after he took office
         • TRUMAN
           • picked up where FDR left off on New Deal programs
             • faced serious problems with labor movements
               • Surprise victory in 1948 election
   • IKE

2. President (JFK-Nixon)

   • JFK
   • NIXON
   • LBJ

3. Military Leaders in Latin America

4. Populist Leaders in Latin America

5. Canadian Policy (57-68)

6. Canadian Policy (68-79)

7. The Cuban Revolution