THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Increased US foreign aid to Eastern European countries
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The introduction of the Reagan Doctrine
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The start of Reagan’s “Star Wars” program
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A restoration of relations with Communist China
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which action showed that the United States supported the new governments of Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union? Increased U.S. foreign aid to Eastern Europe countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts on the continent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fanned by the fear of Communist expansion and the rapid deterioration of European economies in the winter of 1946–1947, Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act in March 1948 and approved funding that would eventually rise to over $12 billion for the rebuilding of Western Europe.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.