They disregarded it and chose to take care of themselves and their "new satellite nations" now known as the Eastern Bloc.
The Soviet Union rejects participation in the Marshall Plan, with Stalin's Foreign Minister, V.M. Molotov, calling it an "imperialist" plot to enslave Eastern Europe.
they refused to participate in the plan.
They declined
they thought it was a horrible idea
The U.S. used organizations like NATO and the Marshall Plan to stop European nations from aligning with the Soviet Union.
The Soviet leaders probably viewed the Marshall Plan and NATO as direct threats to Soviet security. Soviet leaders felt the United States was using its wealth to buy influence and power in Europe. They feared that strong, rebuilt Western European nations would be a threat to its satellite nations in Eastern Europe.
The Marshall Plan upset the Soviet Union because the U.S. strategically utilized foreign aid to extend their control over devastated post-war European countries and to sway countries towards capitalism.
No. The Marshall Plan was intended to promote economic recovery in Western European countries which had been ravaged by World War 2. Additionally, the Marshall Plan was begun in 1947, so it could not possibly have been the US answer to the Warsaw Pact which did not come into being until 1955. The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance, and it was the Soviet answer to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which was created in 1949.
Yes. The Marshall Plan in a big way can be credited with preventing the spread of communism and the Soviet Union's sphere of influence into west Europe, by preventing the economic collapse of all countries in Europe that were not considered Satellite Nations. This kept democratic nations democratic.
The Marshal plan was a postwar US economic plan to support the economies of the western European countries to prevent their fall to communist agitation believed to be supported by the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union was deliberately never given any opportunity to participate in the Marshal Plan! It was the "enemy" that the plan was trying to oppose.
The Soviet Union made COMECON to encourage trade and production among the socialist countries (Made by Stalin in 1949). The sociailst countries with the leadership of and order from the Soviet Union refused the Marshall Plan.
the Soviet Union prevented them from applying for the assistance
The U.S. used organizations like NATO and the Marshall Plan to stop European nations from aligning with the Soviet Union.
D-the soviet union's response to the marshall plan.
the united states, east germany, west germany, and france.
Stalin refused the Marshall Plan because he felt the plan was a way for the United States to spread capitalism. Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan or European Economic Recovery Plan was allegedly created to bring Europe back to prewar economic status after the devastation of World War II. The real intent, however, was for a unified Western Europed the Soviet Union. Term the United States knew the Soviet Union would have no choice but to reject (such as no communist influence) were deliberately included. As a result, the Soviet Union rejected the plan and was denied recovery funds. In the long run, this may have decided the outcome of the Cold War.
as the power of capitalism increased in europe....stalins power in soviet union decreases
The Soviet leaders probably viewed the Marshall Plan and NATO as direct threats to Soviet security. Soviet leaders felt the United States was using its wealth to buy influence and power in Europe. They feared that strong, rebuilt Western European nations would be a threat to its satellite nations in Eastern Europe.
Because they were under the domination of the Soviet Union, which would not allow them to accept American aid.