Which event served as a major catalyst for the final passage of the Marshall Plan in Congress?
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Correct answer: The communist coup in Czechoslovakia
The fall of Czechoslovakia to a communist regime shocked the American public and lawmakers. It provided the sense of urgency needed to pass the Economic Cooperation Act through Congress in April 1948.
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