POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE MARSHALL PLAN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Food shortages
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Shortage of weapns
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Fuel shortages
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Much of Europe was in ruins
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Detailed explanation-1: -Still, efforts to extend the Marshall Plan beyond its initial four-year period stalled with the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. The countries that received funds under the plan didn’t have to repay the United States, as the monies were awarded in the form of grants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some eighteen European countries received Plan benefits. Although offered participation, the Soviet Union refused Plan benefits and also blocked benefits to Eastern Bloc countries, such as Romania and Poland.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Marshall Plan was certainly motivated by more than humanitarian goals, but the objective of pushing the Soviet Union out of Europe was not one of them. This was just too impractical given the political and diplomatic situation in 1947.