Samuel J. Tilden was the man that had the most popular votes in the 1876 presidential election but ultimately lost it through a decision by a bipartisan committee. The popular votes were with Tilden but the victory was awarded to Rutherford B. Hayes. It was one of the most controversial decisions in the history of elections in the united states of america.
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey.
I believe the setting is in Barbados in the 1930's
