HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To feed the starving of Eastern Europe and prevent communism
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To give aid to the areas of Europe damaged by the communists
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To rebuild war-torn Europe and prevent the spread of communism
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To give the president more power to find communist spies
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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: -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-3: -Historians have generally agreed that the Marshall Plan contributed to reviving the Western European economies by controlling inflation, reviving trade and restoring production. It also helped rebuild infrastructure through the local currency counterpart funds.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Marshall Plan was a U.S.-sponsored program designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions in which democratic institutions could survive in the aftermath of World War II.