Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman Quiz

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

This quiz has 24 questions

Q1. In which state was Harry S. Truman born?

Q2. Which political party did Truman represent?

Q3. Which war did Truman make the decision to drop atomic bombs?

Q4. Who was Truman's successor as President?

Q5. What was Truman's middle name?

Q6. Which state did Truman represent as a Senator?

Q7. What was the name of Truman's wife?

Q8. Truman served as Vice President under which President?

Q9. Which US state is home to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum?

Q10. During Truman's presidency, the United States implemented the Marshall Plan to support which region?

Q11. Truman famously had a sign on his desk that read 'The buck stops here.' What did this phrase mean?

Q12. Which federal agency did Truman establish in 1947?

Q13. Truman integrated which branch of the US military during his presidency?

Q14. Which landmark legislation did Truman sign in 1947 to prevent the spread of communism?

Q15. Who was the first Soviet leader that Truman had to deal with during his presidency?

Q16. Which famous event occurred on Truman's birthday in 1948?

Q17. Which Supreme Court case in 1952 ruled that President Truman lacked the power to seize steel mills during a strike?

Q18. What was the main goal of Truman's Fair Deal program?

Q19. Which country did Truman send military aid to in order to prevent the spread of communism during the Korean War?

Q20. What was the nickname given to Truman's domestic policy agenda?

Q21. Truman made the decision to recognize the state of Israel just minutes after its declaration. Who was the US ambassador that played a key role in this decision?

Q22. Which organization was established during Truman's presidency to provide collective security against the Soviet Union?

Q23. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, which established which government agency?

Q24. Which US President served as Truman's Vice President during his second term?