The 'Productivity Missions' under the Marshall Plan involved:
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Correct answer: Sending European workers to the U.S. to study modern industrial methods
Thousands of European managers and engineers visited American factories to study assembly lines and management styles. This transfer of 'know-how' was as crucial to the recovery as the financial aid itself.
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