Marshall Plan Flashcards
When was the Marshall Plan?
1947
What event did the Marshall plan follow on from?
The Truman Doctrine
About how much money from the USA would be put towards helping rebuild Europe?
$13 billion
About $13 billion from what country was put towards helping rebuild Europe?
USA
Communism appealed most to people who had what to lose?
Nothing
Since communism appealed most to people who had nothing to loose, the Marshall plan hoped to stop communism by giving people what in the capitalist system?
A stake
The Marshall plan hoped to stop communism by giving people a stake in what?
The capitalist system
In order for countries to get “Marshall Money” they had to do what with the USA?
Trade
What would other countries have to trade with the USA to get?
“Marshall money”
How many Western Europe countries took the money?
16
Included in the 16 Western European countries that took the money, were which 3 countries?
Britain, France and West Germany
Britain, France and West Germany were part of 16 other Western European countries that took what?
Marshall money
What was the opinion of the Soviet Union as a result of the Marshall plan?
Critical
The Soviet Union criticised the Marshall plan as they viewed it as a what on them?
Attack
Why did the Soviet until view the Marshall plan as an attack on them?
It threatened communist control
As a result of the Marshall plan, where was communist control threatened in?
Eastern Europe
