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Upon his succession to the presidency after Roosevelt's death, on April 12, 1945, Truman relied heavily on Byrnes's counsel, Byrnes having been a mentor to Truman from the latter's earliest days in the Senate.
During the Conference, Truman was secretly informed that the Trinity test of the first atomic bomb on July 16 had been successful. He hinted to Stalin that the U.S. was about to use a new kind of weapon against the Japanese.
The conference was proposed by Byrnes, without an invitation offered to France or China and without first consulting with the United Kingdom. This was aligned with the goal the Soviet Union had previously wanted - that France and China would be excluded from peace settlements regarding the minor axis powers in Europe - and created a rift ...
Truman, apparently uncertain that the bomb alone could compel surrender, was elated. Revisionist historians would later argue that the bomb was used in the hope of securing Japan’s surrender before the Soviet Union could enter the Pacific War.
Feb 17, 2011 · Truman boldly intervened with US forces in June 1950 to thwart North Korea's attack on South Korea, a sovereign, UN-recognised state. He also gained UN sanction to...
Byrnes accompanied President Truman to the Potsdam Conference, meeting with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (until he was replaced by Clement Attlee) to decide on the administration of defeated Germany and discuss the postwar world order.
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Byrnes was a failed contender for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1944 but was appointed secretary of state by President Harry S. Truman in 1945. He resigned in 1947, returning to his law practice. Byrnes later served as governor of South Carolina (1950-1955).
