Henry A Wallace Ideology

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Henry A. Wallace is a controversial figure in U.S. history; the man who almost became the 33rd President of the United States. Part of this controversy has to do with the 1944 vice presidential elections that Wallace lost, and which preceded some of the most significant and debated moments in U.S. and world history, including the dropping of the atomic bombs, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. The other part of this controversy has to do with Harry Truman who won the elections and became president, and his contributions to these decisions and overall legacy. This paper will examine Wallace’s life and political ideology, and the possible ways in which history might have changed – for better or worse - if Wallace had become president, while also