Why was the Marshall Plan selected?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Marshall plan was selected because General Marshall presented his plan to the president and congress. They decided it was the best plan presented. They wanted to get Europe back to work as fast as possible.