🚀 Fun Fact: Ever heard of the phrase "Dewey Defeats Truman"? It was a famously incorrect newspaper headline! The Chicago Daily Tribune printed this, only to be shocked when Truman won!
The National Security Act of 1947
Why was it introduced? 👀
Communism fears were skyrocketing! 🚀
Major Outcomes
Birth of the Department of Defense 🛡
Creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 🕶
Main Job: Collect, analyze, & share info 📚
Also: Do anything related to protecting national security.
Truman's Loyalty Program 🎖
Launched in 1947.
Why it was controversial? By 1951
1,200 federal employees 🚪 kicked out!
6,000 resigned on their own 😓
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Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
The 1948 Election Truman's Triumph Amidst Tensions
🚀 Fun Fact: Ever heard of the phrase "Dewey Defeats Truman"? It was a famously incorrect newspaper headline! The Chicago Daily Tribune printed this, only to be shocked when Truman won!
The National Security Act of 1947
Why was it introduced? 👀
Communism fears were skyrocketing! 🚀
Major Outcomes
Birth of the Department of Defense 🛡
Creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 🕶
Main Job: Collect, analyze, & share info 📚
Also: Do anything related to protecting national security.
Truman's Loyalty Program 🎖
Launched in 1947.
Why it was controversial? By 1951
1,200 federal employees 🚪 kicked out!
6,000 resigned on their own 😓
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟