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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Winston Churchill
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George Marshall
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Joseph Stalin
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Emperor Hirohito
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Margaret Thatcher
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Detailed explanation-1: -The phrase “the most unsordid act in history” is correctly attributed to the ever eloquent Winston Churchill, but a great deal of confusion persists about what Churchill was referring to when he bestowed this title.
Detailed explanation-2: -Churchill called the Lend-Lease Bill unsordid, not the Marshall Plan. This is the tale of a quotation gone awry.
Detailed explanation-3: -British statesman Winston Churchill called it “the most unsordid act in history.” British historian Norman Davies has improved on the quote, saying the Marshall Plan was “an act of the most enlightened self-interest in history."
Detailed explanation-4: -“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Winston Churchill. History never repeats itself. Every single historical moment is distinct from those past. However, we must learn from our mistakes so that we do not run the risk of repeating them.