marshall plan Flashcards
what was the truman doctrine
it was a european recovery program put into practice that put billions of dollars into rebuilding europe
why was it named the βmarshall planβ
it was named the marshall plan after the usa secretary of state, george marshall.
what was the purpose of the marshall plan regarding europes economy
to aid economic recovery in europe to stop people from turning to communism
what was the purpose of the marshall plan regarding communism
to support the containment of communism within eastern europe
what was the purpose of the marshall plan regarding the american economy
to create a market for american goods in order to build up the american economy
how much money did the marshall plan provide
$13.15 billion was divided among the countries that were willing to accept americas aid
which countries were offered aid via the marshall plan
aid was offered to all the countries in europe, east and west.
what form was the aid given in
aid was supplied in the form of money or resources which had to be bought from american suppliers
what was the results of the marshall plan regarding the countries of europe
the marshall aid was vital for the recovery of western europe, allowing economies to be rebuilt and the standard of living rising
what was the results of the marshall plan regarding americas economy
americas economy also benefitted
what was the results of the marshall plan regarding usas reputation
it demonstrated that the usa was committed to involvement in europe for the long term
what was the results of the marshall plan regarding communism in europe
communism became less popular in western europe
what was the results of the marshall plan regarding the iron curtain
the division of east and west became more firmly established, as stalin forbade countries behind the iron curtain from accepting aid
