What role did the Marshall Plan play in the formation of the 'Iron Curtain'?
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Correct answer: It reinforced the economic divide between the capitalist West and the communist East
Because the Soviet Bloc rejected the aid, the economic gap between Western and Eastern Europe widened rapidly. This solidified the division of the continent into two opposing ideological and economic camps.
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