The Marshall Plan was officially known as the:
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: European Recovery Program
The European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) provided over $13 billion in economic aid to help rebuild Western European economies after WWII. The goal was to prevent the spread of communism by eliminating the economic instability that often leads to political radicalism.
Keep practicing
More Origins of the Cold War questions
- Which American diplomat sent the 'Long Telegram' from Moscow in 1946, outlining the policy of containment?
- The Soviet response to the Marshall Plan, intended to coordinate the economies of Eastern European socialist states, was known as:
- What was the immediate cause of the 1948 Berlin Blockade?
- How did the Western Allies respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–1949?
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 as a:
- What 1955 military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to West Germany joining NATO?