us helped western europe with the marshall plan.
us helped western europe with the marshall plan.
who did the us help with the marshall plan?
western europe
the political effects of the marshall plan may have been just as important as the economic ones. marshall plan aid allowed the nations of western europe to relax austerity measures and rationing, reducing discontent and bringing political stability. the communist influence on western europe was greatly reduced, and throughout the region, communist parties faded in popularity in the years after the marshall plan. the trade relations fostered by the marshall plan helped forge the north atlantic alliance that would persist throughout the cold war in the form of nato. at the same time, the nonparticipation of the states of the eastern bloc was one of the first clear signs that the continent was now divided.
marshall plan
while some historians today feel some of the praise for the marshall plan is exaggerated, it is still viewed favorably and many thus feel that a similar project would help other areas of the world. after the fall of communism, several proposed a "marshall plan for eastern europe" that would help revive that region. others have proposed a marshall plan for africa to help that continent, and us vice president al gore suggested a global marshall plan. "marshall plan" has become a metaphor for any very large-scale government program that is designed to solve a specific social problem. it is usually used when calling for federal spending to correct a perceived failure of the private sector.
marshall plan