The two of them had similar morals and beliefs yet they hated each other.
2006-10-12 16:20:40 · 9 answers · asked by bulruq 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It was a typical soldier-politician relationship. Politicians place a greater weight on politics when managing a war. Soldiers place a greater weight on winning. No soldier would agree with Truman's firing of McArthur.
2006-10-12 19:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower Truman
2017-01-13 16:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a partial response to a firestorm of criticism over the question of the Truman administration's handling of defense readiness issues, Truman forced the resignation of his Secretary of Defense, Louis A. Johnson. Truman (with UN approval) decided on a roll-back policy--that is conquest of North Korea. [35] General Douglas MacArthur led the counterattack, aggressively pushing the conflict nearly to the Chinese border after scoring a stunning surprise victory with an amphibious landing at the Battle of Inchon.
Truman was gravely concerned that further escalation of the war might draw Russia further into the conflict--it was already supplying weapons and pilots. More important he was outraged at MacArthur's insubordination. On April 11, 1951, Truman relieved MacArthur of his command, causing a firestorm of complaints that Truman was refusing to shoulder the blame for a war gone sour and blaming his generals instead. The War remained a stalemate until President Dwight D. Eisenhower threatened to use nuclear weapons and the Chinese agreed to a cease-fire and exchange of prisoners in July 1953.
The war, and the dismissal of MacArthur, helped to make Truman so unpopular that he was defeated in the New Hampshire primary and was forced to cancel his reelection campaign. In February 1952, Truman's approval mark stood at at 22% according to Gallup polls, the all-time lowest approval mark for an active American President. Truman thus inherited a war already in process and left office while an entirely different war was still underway.
2006-10-12 16:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by Joe S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not unknown in the US it's just that political correctness keeps it out of history books and textbooks as well. I have had knowledge of this for decades but I just never really studied it because that is not an area I specialize in. Eisenhower was an incredible liar. Some have suggested he had a psychosocial disorder because he could lie for no reason and not even care he was doing it. As a sociopath would do along with narcissist behavior. One of his biggest lies surrounded the moral breaking bombing attacks in German cities. He simply lied through his teeth saying that he was appalled by the civilian loss of life and was against the bombing raids all together-while he was campaigning for President. He also said-in an incredible insult to the British that the Brits were insistent upon the bombing for no other reason that bloody revenge and a high body count. That is simply not true-and everyone knew it. I guess he was so used to lying about everything that he just didn't care, again like a sociopath. I am not the biggest fan of the British in WW2 but that is just uncalled for and he got away with it. In the White house he did the same thing-he was just unable to tell the truth-and look what his administration got the country into. A Blemish on his record? For sure it fit right in with all the others. Even his bibliographers are stunned by his inability to care what he was saying and to whom. sp[
2016-05-21 21:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing that really made Truman angry was Eisenhower's reluctance to speak out against Joe McCarthy's attacks on General George Marshall. McCarthy basically accused Marshall of being a communist sympathizer and Eisenhower did not publically disagree for fear of losing the nomination in 1952.
That said, Eisenhower turned out to be a good president and Truman, one of the best.
2006-10-12 17:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't go so far as saying they hated each other. Ike felt that Truman was a weak president on defense (he was wrong) but I can't recall anything that would qualify as Ike hating Truman or vice versa.
2006-10-12 16:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by nonjoo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truman was a Democrat and Eisenhower was a Republican. Need I say more?
2006-10-12 19:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why did Clinton and Gore not get along? power and ego. Same with Kennedy and Johnson
2006-10-12 16:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by mary texas 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
truman's wife cheated on him with eisenhower, that's why....
2006-10-12 16:58:43 · answer #9 · answered by Adriana 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋