HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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to help these countries build up their military and nuclear supplies
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to restore economic stability and prevent the spread of communism
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to encourage the spread of communism in the area
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to increase the power of the Soviet Union in the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Congress responded to Marshall’s proposal by authorizing the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan. An investment of about $13 billion in Europe during the next few years resulted in the extraordinarily rapid and durable reconstruction of a democratic Western Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -How was the United States’ policy of containment related to the Marshall Plan? d. The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of Communism.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.