HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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to rebuild Europe in order to prevent the spread of communism
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to prevent future wars
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to rebuild the Soviet Union
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its purpose should be the revival of working economy in the world so as to permit the emergence of political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marshall, for whom it was named, it was crafted as a four-year plan to reconstruct cities, industries and infrastructure heavily damaged during the war and to remove trade barriers between European neighbors-as well as foster commerce between those countries and the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.