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NATO- the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation offered all European countries economic and military aid. While the Marshall plan offered only economic aid. But both were attempts to stop communism from spreading and causing the "domino affect"- which Eastern politicians believed at this time would happen (and they were right.)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Marshall Plan, invented after WWII, by USA American General George Marshall, was an attempt to rebuild the world and make life better for everyone and try and make life normal again. It was used in Western Europe. It was offered to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, but, the Communists turned it down, because, they hated the USA so much, they did not want foreign aid from them. So Western Europe largely prospered, and Eastern Europe suffered. Gen. Marshall received the Nobel Prize for his Marshall Plan. NATO is made up of countries of Western Europe, just at the Warsaw Pact is made of Eastern European nations.
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What is the chronological order of the following events marshall plan implemented NATO formed and truman doctrine issued?
Truman Doctrine issued, Marshall Plan implemented, NATO formed
What NATO member received the most Marshall Plan financial aid?
Great Britain
Which countries accepted economic aid from the marshall plan but refused member of NATO by 1955?
Spain,sweden,and austria
Why was George Marshell Honored the commemorative stamp?
The Marshall Plan commem. was issued in 1997 fifty years after the plan was formulated. The plan organized and funded the reconstruction of Europe after the War, led to the formation of NATO and earned a Noble Peace Prize for Marshall.
What were two ways Americans officials sought to stop other nation from aligning themselves with soviet union?
The U.S. used organizations like NATO and the Marshall Plan to stop European nations from aligning with the Soviet Union.
What two programs set up by the US after World War 2 had a goal of rebuilding nations and weakening communism?
The Marshall Plan and NATO.
How do you think the leaders of the Soviet Union viewed the formation of the Marshall Plan and NATO?
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.
How did the marshall plan succeed?
It successfully rebuilt France, England, Italy, and other European countries. This created a friendship between the U.S. and these nations, and the forming of NATO.
What foreign policy priorities did the US set after 1945?
Foreign Policies after 1945 include the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, containment of communism with in the U.S.S.R., and The establishment of NATO.
Was the Marshall plan a loan?
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?
who did not accept the marshall plan
Was the Marshall Plan the US answer to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact?
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.
