Truce (Morgen die ganze Welt)

Timeline:  Morgen die ganse Welt

Tuesday, July 16 1946 Washington The USA is plagued by anti-war demonstrations and strikes. Both are illegal but too widespread to stop. The Axis has an advantage here. An attempted demonstration in Bucharest was broken up with force. Thousands were shot or sent to cencentration camps. President Truman sadly has to recognize the disadvantages of a democracy. On this day he proposes the unthinkable to the senate: a truce.