Question

The Marshall Plan: Select one: a. provided economic assistance to the Soviets. b. was largely unsuccessful for lack of support from Congress. c. offered economic assistance to noncommunist governments. d. was a U.S.-Soviet program to rebuild Europe. e. was limited in scope and focused on West Germany.

Answer 1

Answer: C

Explanation: The Marshall Plan(also known as the European Recovery Program), was a United States program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts in Europe. In addition to economic redevelopment, a major goal of the Marshall Plan was to halt the spread of communism through the continent.

This was crafted as a four-year plan to reconstruct cities, industries and infrastructure that were damaged during the war, to eradicate trade barriers between European nations and develop trade relationships between those nations and the United States.