A Soviet-backed uprising put communists in control of Czechoslovakia. Alarmed by the Soviet aggression Congress approved the Marshall Plan.
The 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'etat convinced Congress to fund the Marshall Plan. The Czech Communist Party assumed control over the country's government with support from the Soviets.
The reason the Marshall plan was necessary was because the economy in Europe after WW2 was very bad, and with the threat of USSR they needed to get the economy flowing in Europe. Or else many European countries would fall to Communism, in fact there were a few countries in eastern Europe that did become Communist i hoped that helped you out.
The Korean War was the reason for the plan's early termination. With the increasing costs of the Korean War, Truman was no longer able to get Congress to agree to continue to fund the Marshall Plan.
Harry S. Truman was the first president. The inventor of the marshall plan was George Marshall.
Marshall Plan
the marshall plan The policy is called the Marshall Plan.
They were in favor of supporting it
The queen
June 5, 1947
1. Truman Doctrine (from USA) 2. Marshall Plan (from USA) 3. Molotov Plan (from USSR after they rejected Marshall Plan)
Truman Doctrine issued, Marshall Plan implemented, NATO formed
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan began in 1948 and ended in 1951. It was originally scheduled to end in 1953, but Congress ended it early due to the cost of the Korean War and growing conservative opposition to the plan.
The Marshall Plan was, indeed a loan. No, the Marshall plan was not a loan. It was aid. There were loans made but they were not part of the Marshall Plan itself.
who did not accept the marshall plan
The reason the Marshall plan was necessary was because the economy in Europe after WW2 was very bad, and with the threat of USSR they needed to get the economy flowing in Europe. Or else many European countries would fall to Communism, in fact there were a few countries in eastern Europe that did become Communist i hoped that helped you out.
It is true that Congress did not agree to President Truman's request under the Marshall plan of sending US aid to anti-communist forces in Greece and Turkey. However, Congress did agree to the Truman Doctrine which sent aid to anti-communist forces in Greece and Turkey.
The Marshal Plan was instituted on July 12, 1947.