Taking the Offensive: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The
Different alternatives are available to ending the war in the Pacific. Truman's decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki is still being debated. Harvard historian Akira Iriye talks about the shock of the bombing, the Sovi..
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 ..
Taking the Offensive: Focus of War Shifts to Asian Theater
After Germany surrenders in 1944, the war focus shifts to the Pacific. The United States gain victories in Japan, surrounding islands, and in the Philippine Islands. The Special Division that negotiates the exchange of p..
Taking the Offensive: Liberation of France; Germany's Surrender, The
By mid 1943, the United States and its allies begin to slow the Nazi Advance. England witnesses a gathering of 3 million troops in preparation of a major advance off the Normandy Coast of France. Generally known as D-Day..
Taking the Offensive: Manhattan Project, The
Even before the U. S. is involved in World War II, Roosevelt warns that the Germans are considering developing an atomic bomb. Once these rumors are confirmed, the U.S. creates The Manhattan Project to research and devel..
Taking the Offensive: Seeds of U. S.-Russian Conflict Visible at War's End, The
As the war concludes, Japan is to be demilitarized, democratized, and decentralized. Stalin had agreed at Yalta to enter the Pacific war three months after European fighting was concluded. The United States would have we..
Taking the Offensive: Truman's Terrible Decision: Atomic Warfare?
Truman succeeds Roosevelt upon the president's death in April 1945. As fighting rages on between the Allies and Japan, Truman declares an ultimatum to the Japanese to surrender unconditionally by August 3, 1945. But Japa..
Taking the Offensive: U.S. Ships and Troops Circle Closer to Japan
The capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa moves U.S. troops closer to Tokyo. In desperation, the Japanese launch suicide kamikaze attacks. The firebombing of Tokyo and the anticipation of a final battle on the mainland prompts..
Tattered Remains: Challenges of Rebuilding Southern Society
The South faces enormous challenges after the Civil War, mainly how to reconstitute its economic and social base without slavery. The responsibility for resolving these issues falls to the Republicans. At first, many whi..
Tattered Remains: Election of 1876, The
Grant plans to run for another term in 1876 but Republican leaders, shaken by Democratic gains, resist. On election day two names head the ballot: Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican, and Samuel Tilden, Democrat. Hayes wins ..