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Collapse of Peace, The: Mobilization at Home; Alliances Abroad
At Truman's request, Congress approves a new military draft and revives the Selective Service system in 1948. With the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949; NATO nations agree to mutually defend each other. This is only one of...
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Taking the Offensive: Election of 1944, The
The election of 1944 hinges more on the potential for world peace than domestic reform. Roosevelt abandons many New Deal policies and replaces controversial vice-president Henry Wallace with Senator Harry S. Truman from Missouri. Republicans nominat...