ipl-logo

History: The Marshall Plan

477 Words2 Pages
The Marshall Plan Collin F. O’Connor Fountain-Fort Carson High School Abstract Page Question: Was the United States obligated and justified in stepping in to give aid to the European Countries after World War Two? Answer: Yes, because otherwise the Russian government would have to give aid to Europe and take over the European countries, this would then spread the beliefs in communism, this is not what the American people and the American Government would want. After World War Two, many European countries were covered in poverty and could not support their selves and their government. The only thing left to do was to turn to America for help. If America denied their request, the Russian government would step in and take control
Show More
Related
649 Words | 3 Pages

Also, he decided to give Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid. The reason of this decision was that Soviet Union was expanding communist in europe. By helping Greece and Turkey, the US slowed down and retarded the expansion of the Soviet Union. After the World War II, many of the european countries

Read More
796 Words | 4 Pages

This was similar to the United States of America, as the US was also trying to industrialize with a purpose of factories and people working in them. A big factor of the industrialization that both America and Russia shared was that both of these countries had a very unfair system for workers. The pay was not great, and people who were poor had it even worse. There is even an old saying that fits this very well, “The rich get richer”. This is true because the people who were already poor, who were working for the money so they could afford things like homes, food, water, and clothing, were staying poor, because their pay was so low that at the rate of them using their money for necessities, they were earning barely enough to afford them.

Read More
1031 Words | 5 Pages

In document H, George C. Marshall is giving his speech about foreign policy. “Our policy is directed not against any country… but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.” He offered the Marshall Plan to aid in the aftermath of WWII. Now that the United States has become one of the stronger world powers, the effort to keep other nations afloat has become one of the priorities by top officials such as Marshall and Harry Truman. They created this idea of containing communism.

Read More
658 Words | 3 Pages

The Iron Curtain was the Soviets taking control over eight European countries on the border of the Soviet Union, providing the Soviets with a barrier in case of an attack. The United States responded with the Marshall Plan, giving money to European countries to help with reconstruction and to turn them away from Communism. “Europe must have a great deal of additional help, or face

Read More
785 Words | 4 Pages

This Marshall plan had more than twelve billion set aside for the rebuilding and reindustrialization of Germany. Even factories in Western Europe were beyond their prewar manufacture levels within just a couple years, because the plan was so thriving. Summarize the key events in the Cold War abroad under President Eisenhower. Eisenhower had a huge desire to stop the arise of

Read More
778 Words | 4 Pages

Secretary of State George Marshall gave a speech explaining a plan for European recovery which known today as The Marshall Plan. It states that if the United States does not do whatever it takes to help restore normal economic health to the world, “there can be no political stability or peace.” (Document

Read More
1199 Words | 5 Pages

Many Western Nation in Europe saw the Soviets actions as a threat to global democracy. The Soviet Union wanted to maintain their power and spread their communist ideology throughout the world. A longtime democracy advocate, the United States came to Europe’s aid. Through the Marshall Plan, the

Read More
802 Words | 4 Pages

This tug of war between Roosevelt representing an interventionist minority and the isolationists in Congress resulted in little effective headway made in either direction until the United States was once again forced into a world war. In President Harry Truman’s speech, The Truman Doctrine, given on the twelfth of March, 1947 before a Joint Session of Congress, Truman voiced, “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” After World War Two, the United States realized that a lack of involvement and aid for war torn countries allowed communism and totalitarianism to spread. The Soviet Union took control of many Eastern European countries, and this was called the Iron Curtain by Winston Churchill. Unlike in World War One and the beginning of World War Two, Truman had support from more well liked figures such as George F. Kennan and George C. Marshall. Kennan’s idea was based around providing economic and financial aid to struggling countries, and this heavily shaped the plan America would use.

Read More
1319 Words | 6 Pages

Once again, the Marshall Plan goes along with the fact that oftentimes peace talks were used. To refresh, the Marshall Plan allowed the U.S to pay second world, communists, and third world, allies with neither side, to work their way to democracy. This goes along with peace talks because America decided to pay people to stay with their position than just fighting against Russia (Document B). The NATO association was a group of members that promised to keep people safe and help non allied countries. This group of people stood with the democracies, on the other hand, communists responded to this by creating the Warsaw Pact.

Read More
852 Words | 4 Pages

John Marshall, the fourth chief of justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, became perhaps the nation’s “most illustrious judicial figure” according to Charles Evans Hughes (Simon, 2012). He was strongly committed to the need to create a strong and effective government. Marshall quickly became a prominent political figure of the Federalist Party in the 1790’s, and in early 1801, he was appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Adams. On assuming his duties, Chief Justice John Marshall took immediate action to strengthen the power of the Court (Fox, 2006). He raised the United States Supreme Court from an anomalous position to majesty and power.

Read More
1743 Words | 7 Pages

It was Western Europe that was fundamentally important for US national security. The United Kingdom and a number of other European countries have taken active foreign policy steps to intensify US European policy. Europe needed economic assistance and military support. However, such a policy of Europe found understanding within the United States, which resulted in the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan, according to many researchers, is a practical embodiment of the Truman Doctrine.

Read More
1053 Words | 5 Pages

Source A presents the American response to the Marshall Plan, including the motivation for its creation being to revive a working economy in the world to prevent chaos, loss of peace and an unbalanced economy. Source B then presents the Soviet response to the Marshall Plan, suggesting that it was a clear threat to its influence in Eastern Europe and it was an attempt to spread their economic and political control. Clearly the superpowers had totally different responses to the creation of the Marshall Plan, and the sources express these responses from both sides in great

Read More
984 Words | 4 Pages

This program, later referred to as the Marshall Plan, rebuilt and modernized Europe while creating favorable ties to the United States through trade. The last caveat was put in place to help the economies of all Allied countries involved in the conflict recover and leave in place favorable ties to inhibit further conflict. This plan was a masterwork that shaped the world following massive conflict, and could not have been accomplished without

Read More
725 Words | 3 Pages

The Soviet Union began demanding adjustments to its relations and control over Turkey, as well as Iran. Though Stalin backed down at the threat of U.S. Naval forces, his actions led to the containment policy. This policy is used to prevent the spread of communism. Later, in 1947, the United States took over the responsibility of providing economic aid to Turkey and Greece and announced that they would be helping the nations affected by Communism. The Marshall Plan was put into effect later that year and it offered reconstruction aid to much of Europe.

Read More
1301 Words | 6 Pages

One of the most attractive cities in the world is a place I call “home “, here in sunny San Diego. San Diego is home to some America’s finest qualities. Beautiful beaches, a world famous Zoo, Sea World, an amusement park made out of Legos (LEGOLAND), cultural diversity, an 80 Degree winters are just a few to say the least. With all these great qualities that San Diego has to offer to its residents and visitors, there are parts of the community that are not that as appealing. As our nation moves forward, our cities around this nation must also do the same.

Read More

More about History: The Marshall Plan

Related Topics

Open Document