THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Western Europe to increase political ties with the CommunistEastern Europe
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Eastern Europe to aid the Soviet Union
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Eastern European countries trying to have a revolution
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lessen the danger of Western Europe falling to Communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to aid in the economic recovery of nations after World War II and secure US geopolitical influence over Western Europe. To combat the effects of the Marshall Plan, the USSR developed its own economic recovery program, known as the Molotov Plan.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The US government feared that a hungry, devastated Europe might turn to communism (as China would do in 1949). To stabilize the European economy, US Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a plan to provide Europe with $13 billion in economic aid.