Harry S. Trumans Accomplishments Dessegregation and...

The actions and decisions made by the United States President, leader of the free world, are subject to be analyzed, scrutinized, and debated for the rest of eternity. These decisions are how that man will be judged. Out of the 44 men to hold this honored position, one man, Harry S. Truman, made several proclamations such as the institution of Desegregation in the US Military, the dropping the atomic bombs, and the declaration of the Martial Law, which forever changed our society and the world as we know it. One of Truman’s greatest accomplishments is when he desegregated the Armed Services. Throughout history, African Americans have fought side by side with Honor, Courage, and Commitment, but were never recognized for the role that†¦show more content†¦Harry Truman had always been for the fair treatment of all, this is why he used his power and influence to expedite the process of desegregation. In October 1953, eight years after his executive order was proposed, the Army announced that it has 95 percent of all African Americans serving in integrated units. Throughout years of debates regarding his executive order; Truman had changed the way the military looked at segregation and made it what it is today. Along with desegregating the Armed Services, Truman was known for authorizing the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One of the worst and most devastating weapons ever created was being built underneath his nose while he had been vice president. Truman would have to make a decision that would change the world forever; dropping the atomic bomb would instantly extinguish hundreds of thousands of lives, and would leave permanent effects on the people living there for years to come. The launch of the bomb would also lead the world into economically matching the power of the United States, which would lead to more of these bombs being created throughout the world to counter the United States; this decision could even lead to the creation of another world war. Although the Manhattan Project had been building and testing nuclear capability in weapons for years, the first tactical