POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE MARSHALL PLAN
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The United States sent police and military force to the region to help train the military
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Over 400 million dollars were spent rebuilding and stabilizing the region
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American troops provided enough strength to prevent Soviet invasion of the region
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The American military preemptively stacked the Soviet Union to weaken their influence in the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a policy, aptly characterized as the Truman Doctrine.
Detailed explanation-3: -In May 1947, two months after Truman’s request, a large majority of Congress approved $400 million in military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey. Increased American aid helped defeat the KKE, after interim defeats for government forces from 1946 to 1948.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.