Truman administration

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presidential administration

The Truman administration was the U.S. presidential administration of Harry S. Truman from 1945 to 1953, marked by the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, and major domestic and foreign policy initiatives such as the Marshall Plan and the desegregation of the armed forces.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	presidential administration →
allianceCreated	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
conflict	Korean War → early Cold War →
country	United States →
domesticProgram	Fair Deal →
endTime	1953 →
followedBy	Eisenhower administration →
foreignPolicyDoctrine	Truman Doctrine →
foreignPolicyProgram	Marshall Plan → Point Four Program →
headOfGovernment	Harry S. Truman →
issuedExecutiveOrder	Executive Order 9835 → Executive Order 9981 →
legislativeAchievement	Employment Act of 1946 → Housing Act of 1949 → Marshall Plan legislation → National Security Act of 1947 →
militaryPolicy	desegregation of the armed forces →
notableCabinetMember	Dean Acheson → George C. Marshall → James Forrestal →
precededBy	Roosevelt administration →
significantEvent	1948 presidential election upset victory → Berlin Airlift → Employment Act of 1946 → Fair Deal domestic program → Housing Act of 1949 → Japanese surrender in World War II → Korean War → Marshall Plan implementation → NATO formation → Taft–Hartley Act enactment → Truman Doctrine announcement → adoption of containment policy → beginning of U.S. nuclear arms buildup → beginning of the Cold War → creation of the Department of Defense → creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service → decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki → desegregation of the U.S. armed forces → end of World War II → establishment of the United Nations → formation of West Germany → founding of the Central Intelligence Agency → occupation and reconstruction of Japan → passage of the National Security Act of 1947 → recognition of the State of Israel → start of McCarthy era climate → start of the Red Scare and loyalty programs →
startTime	1945 →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1949 State of the Union Address → 1950 State of the Union Address → Executive Order 9981 → Social Security Amendments of 1950 ("Harry S. Truman administration") →	presidentialAdministration
Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site ("Presidency of Harry S. Truman") → To Secure These Rights →	associatedWith
1949 State of the Union Address ("presidency of Harry S. Truman") → 1950 State of the Union Address ("Presidency of Harry S. Truman") →	partOf
Madge Gates Wallace ("Presidency of Harry S. Truman") →	connectedTo
Office of Policy Coordination →	createdUnder
Roosevelt administration →	followedBy
Barkley ("Harry S. Truman administration") →	hasNotablePoliticalAssociation
Brannan Plan for agricultural reform ("Harry S. Truman administration") →	historicalContext
Committee on Civil Rights ("Truman's Executive Order 9981 on desegregation of the armed forces") →	influenced
John R. Steelman →	memberOf
Do-Nothing Congress →	politicalContext
Eisenhower administration →	precededBy
81st United States Congress →	timeInOfficeOverlaps
Backstairs at the White House →	timePeriodCovered
Lillian Rogers Parks →	workedOn