Question: Who was the 33rd President of America who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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Harry S. Truman.
The 33rd President of the United States, who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt, was Harry S. Truman. Truman took office following Roosevelt’s death in April 1945. He served the remainder of Roosevelt’s term and was elected again in 1948, serving until January 1953. Truman is known for making the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, and for his implementation of the Marshall Plan, which helped to rebuild Western Europe after the war.
