What if Harry Truman, President of the United States between 1945 and 1953, was killed around 1946~1947 by a Communist? I imagine it was far easier then to approach the president than nowadays; I can't think of this as ASB-level. Truman's replacement is either Sam Rayburn or Joseph William Martin Jr., both who were Speaker of the House of Reps. Both of them I don't really know so I'm hoping an American history expert fills me up on that. Now what I want to discuss is how this affects this special era of the pre-nuclear Cold War. What would happen to the Communist movements that are taking place around Africa and Asia? Would this lead to an earlier and quicker development of the military-industrial complex?
Both comments and questions are encouraged.