HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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the fix war torn europe and make communism look unfavorable
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to put in marshall law in war torn europe
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to divide Berlin into 4 pieces
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to provide materials and resources for blocked off Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -The plan had two major aims: preventing the spread of communism in Western Europe and stabilizing the international order to favor development of political democracies and free-market economies. Although others helped draft the Economic Assistance Act of 1948 that established the ERP, the plan was named for George C.
Detailed explanation-2: -European Recovery Program assistance is said to have contributed to more positive morale in Europe and to political and economic stability, which helped diminish the strength of domestic communist parties. The U.S. political and economic role in Europe was enhanced and U.S. trade with Europe boosted.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Marshall Plan was designed to prevent the further advancement of Soviet power in Europe. If the U.S.S.R. was allowed to extend its influence into Western Europe, then only the Atlantic would stand between it and the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -It provided the Europeans with currency to buy US goods; it allowed rapid recovery and it provided a bulwark against the Communist parties of western Europe. The plan provided the conditions for rapid recovery, for both winners like Britain, and losers: Germany Italy and Japan.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.