Politically, the Marshall Plan reduced the influence and power of Communist parties in Western Europe. This angered the Soviet Union and was seen as another anti-communist move by the USA, following the Truman Doctrine. Both these acts drove the divide between East and West even deeper and convinced the world that a new political conflict, between the Soviet Union and the West, had begun. The Marshall Plan caused the Cold War to become a reality in the lives of the people of the countries involved.
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1. Truman Doctrine (from USA) 2. Marshall Plan (from USA) 3. Molotov Plan (from USSR after they rejected Marshall Plan)
To help rebuild Western Europe so it could resist communist influence
The Cold War period that followed World War II was affected profoundly by the Marshall Plan. Not only did this generous rebuilding and financing program lead to helpful formal alliances for the United States in its increasingly tense stand-off with the Soviet Union; it also provided stability to nations in Europe and elsewhere that enabled these nations to avoid political anarchy or, alternatively, any takeover by Communist groups.
Marshall plan
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The Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan.
1. Truman Doctrine (from USA) 2. Marshall Plan (from USA) 3. Molotov Plan (from USSR after they rejected Marshall Plan)
Soviet Bloc nations did not receive any economic aid.
Soviet Bloc nations did not receive any economic aid.
Marshall Plan
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To help rebuild Western Europe so it could resist communist influence
To help rebuild Western Europe so it could resist communist influence
The Marshall Plan was put in place between 1948 to 1952 and was also called the European Recovery Program (ERP). It worked to develop western Europe and repel the spread of communism from eastern Europe during the Cold War.
The Cold War period that followed World War II was affected profoundly by the Marshall Plan. Not only did this generous rebuilding and financing program lead to helpful formal alliances for the United States in its increasingly tense stand-off with the Soviet Union; it also provided stability to nations in Europe and elsewhere that enabled these nations to avoid political anarchy or, alternatively, any takeover by Communist groups.