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In the latter half of the 19th century, Kansas City experienced rapid growth due to the construction of stockyards and railroads. The city was a prominent center for Jazz and Blues music in the 1920s and 1930s. It also served as headquarters for Hallmark Cards and home to Walt Disney's first animation studio. Thomas Pendergast, the local politician, worked to create a $50,000,000 public works program that created thousands of jobs. The county did better than most during the Great Depression. Harry S. Truman (a young World War I vet from Independence who was his nephew's commanding officer in the war) was one of Pendergast’s political protégés. With Pendergast's support, Truman was elected Presiding judge, in Jackson County in 1926. Later, he was elected to the U.S. He was a senator from Missouri and Vice President. In 1945, he succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the thirty-third president of the United States. Truman was elected President in 1948.
After World War II, developers created subdivisions of housing and new roads that encroached upon rural areas. They built housing for returning veterans and their families. During this time, Independence, Blue Springs, and Lee's Summit saw growth, which continues into the present. Kansas City was, however, plagued by urban decay after families and jobs left the city's industrial area. This is a problem that many American cities face in the latter half of the 20th century.
