ECONOMIC AID
By: Alejandra Esparza, Yanira Victoria, Gabby Chaname
WHY DID THE UNITED STATES IMPLEMENT THE MARSHALL PLAN IN
WESTERN EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR 2?
To restore the government of Western Europe after World
War 2, to rebuild Europe after World War 2 and form key
alliances with democratic nations to help Russia recover
from World War 2.
WHICH BENEFIT DID THE UNITED STATES GAIN BY PROVIDING AID TO
WESTERN EUROPE UNDER THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM?
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Germany got a really raw deal this was a contributing factor to
the second World War , so the US was afraid of a third one and
they gave Western Europe loans to ensure stability and
prosperity.
WHAT WAS THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF THE MARSHALL PLAN?
It gave support to help rebuild European economics after the end of
the World War 2.
THE UNITED STATES ATTEMPTED TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF
COMMUNISM IN WESTERN EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR 2 BY?
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The Marshall plan
WHAT EVENT WAS A RESULT OF THE
MARSHALL PLAN?
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the American program to aid Europe where the
United States gave monetary support to help
rebuild European economies after the end of
World War II in order to prevent the spread of
Soviet Communism
WHAT WAS DESIGNED TO CREATE ECONOMIC
STABILITY IN EUROPE AFTER WWII THROUGH THE
USE OF $13 BILLION IN U.S. LOANS & INVESTMENTS?
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the Organization for European Economic Cooperation
MARSHALL PLAN WAS PART OF WHICH
LARGER PRESIDENTIAL DOCTRINE?
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The Marshall plan was part of the Truman
Doctrine
HOW DID THE SOVIET UNION BELIEVE EUROPE
WOULD ECONOMICALLY BENEFIT THE U.S.
UNDER THE MARSHALL PLAN?
The soviet union refused making the United
States efforts in stopping communism & making
America the world's most important economic
power.
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HOW DID THE SOVIET UNION BELIEVE EUROPE
WOULD ECONOMICALLY BENEFIT THE UNITED
STATES UNDER THE MARSHALL PLAN?
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Stalin was interested in it at first because he thought
he would be able to control the majority of it but then
he thought it would make the other countries
stronger and he would lose the Soviet influence on
Eastern Europe. Other countries declined it in fear of
getting on his bad side including Poland, Finland and
Czechoslovakia.
WHAT WAS ONE OF THE UNINTENDED
EFFECTS OF THE UNITED STATES
INSTITUTION OF THE MARSHALL PLAN IN
EUROPE?
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It helped Europe and Japan a little too much and
they were able to build their industries which
ended up hurting the USA’s business and
ultimately the wealth of the country.
WHY WAS IT GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT
THE MARSHALL PLAN WAS VITAL TO THE
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY STABILITY IN THE
UNITED STATES AND EUROPE?
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We feared that because their countries were so
weak and broke they would turn to a communist
country so that helped us Military wise to
prevent future wars. Also, with Europe back on
its feet we would be able to open free trade again
and that would help our industry.
WHY WAS A COMPLETELY REBUILT AND
FUNCTIONING EUROPE IMPORTANT TO THE
U.S. ECONOMY?
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The US and Europe could be a role model for
democracy throughout the world and be used to
make an impression on the world together. They
have similar interests and can trade with each
other and make money off of each other.