President during cold war. In many trumans presidency was one of the most important during the cold war as not only did it start whilst wwii was still being fought but he was also president at the start of the cold war. Eisenhower obtained a truce in korea and worked incessantly during his two terms 1953 1961 to ease the tensions of the cold war. Harry truman d 1945 1953. Clinton william jefferson bill 1946 1993 2001.
Truman was the first cold war president. He was originally franklin roosevelts vice president but he inherited the office when fdr died near the end of world war ii. Like many leaders of his generation reagan believed that the spread of communism anywhere. Bringing to the presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in europe during world war ii dwight d.
Its been called the most unpopular war in american history and four presidents dwight eisenhower john f. Persian gulf war ii with iraq 1999 serbia vs. This period of the cold war would continue through us. Beginning on may 28 1988.
Concerned with the soviet union attempting to spread communism he developed the policy that became known as containment. He devised the influential truman doctrine. Despite nixons efforts the cold war heated up again under president ronald reagan 1911 2004. Presidents in three different years take significant steps toward ending the cold war.
Persian gulf war i with iraq 1990 42. President reagans first term 19811985 through the death of soviet leader leonid brezhnev in 1982 the brief interim period of soviet leadership consisting of yuri andropov 19821984 and konstantin chernenko 19841985. The ussr despite facing massive economic difficulties was involved in a costly arms race with. Kennedy lyndon johnson and richard nixon inherited this nightmare.
The cold war period of 19851991 began with the rise of mikhail gorbachev as general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union. Gorbachev was a revolutionary leader for the ussr as he was the first to promote liberalization of the political landscape and the economy. Bush george herbert walker. Presidents close chapters on the cold war on may 30 1988 three us.
Harry truman was president of the united states during the formative years of the cold war.
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