COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
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An economic plan to spend money on reconstructing Western Europe to prevent them from becoming communist
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A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
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A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The State Department proposed the policy of containment, known as the Truman Doctrine. In places where communism threatened to expand, American aid might prevent a takeover. This policy enabled the United States to contain communism within its current borders. The war left most of Western Europe in dire need.