Marshall Plan

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United States foreign aid program economic aid program post–World War II reconstruction program

The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.

Aliases (6)

European Recovery Program ×8
Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 ×1
Marshall Plan administration structure ×1
Marshall Plan aid ×1
Marshall Plan assistance to the Netherlands ×1
Marshall Plan military assistance ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States foreign aid program → economic aid program → post–World War II reconstruction program →
administeredBy	Economic Cooperation Administration →
aimedTo	contain the spread of communism in Europe → encourage European economic integration → prevent economic collapse in postwar Europe → promote free-market economies in Europe → promote political stability in Western Europe → rebuild war-torn European economies → stabilize Western European countries →
announcedAt	Harvard University →
announcedInCity	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
announcementDate	1947-06-05 →
benefitedCountry	Austria → Belgium → Denmark → France → Greece → Iceland → Ireland → Italy → Luxembourg → Netherlands → Norway → Portugal → Sweden → Turkey → United Kingdom → West Germany →
consideredAs	pillar of early Cold War U.S. foreign policy →
contributedTo	rapid industrial growth in Western Europe → strengthening of NATO allies →
coordinatedWith	Organisation for European Economic Co-operation →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
endTime	1952 →
foreignPolicyDoctrine	containment →
historicalContext	post–World War II reconstruction →
historicalPeriod	Cold War →
influencedEvent	economic recovery of Western Europe → political alignment of Western Europe with the United States →
legislativeBasis	Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 →
namedAfter	George C. Marshall →
officialName	European Recovery Program →
opposedBy	Soviet Union →
positionOfProposer	United States Secretary of State →
primaryBeneficiariesRegion	Western Europe →
proposedBy	George C. Marshall →
rejectedBy	Eastern Bloc countries under Soviet influence → Soviet Union →
relatedTo	Truman Doctrine →
shortName	ERP →
signedIntoLawBy	Harry S. Truman →
startTime	1948 →
totalAidAmountAdjusted	over 100 billion in 21st-century dollars →
totalAidAmountUSD	approximately 13 billion →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harry S. Truman → Harry S. Truman →	implementedPolicy
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza ("European Recovery Program") → George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza →	memorializesAchievement
Economic Cooperation Administration → Economic Cooperation Administration ("European Recovery Program") →	notableProgram
Economic Cooperation Administration ("Marshall Plan administration structure") → Economic Cooperation Administration →	partOf
Mutual Security Act extensions → Truman Doctrine →	relatedTo
ERP ("European Recovery Program") →	abbreviationFor
ERP →	alsoKnownAs
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum →	focusesOn
Mutual Security Program ("European Recovery Program") →	followed
Truman Doctrine →	followedBy
Eisenhower Doctrine →	follows
Truman administration →	foreignPolicyProgram
ERP ("European Recovery Program") →	fullName
Wirtschaftswunder ("Marshall Plan aid") →	hasCause
Western Europe →	hasEconomicProgram
Netherlands–United States relations ("Marshall Plan assistance to the Netherlands") →	hasHistoricalEvent
Cold War →	hasKeyDocument
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza →	hasSubject
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza ("European Recovery Program") →	hasTheme
Containment →	implementedThrough
Long Telegram →	influenced
Cold War liberalism →	influencedBy
Cold War cooperation →	isEmbodiedIn
Marshall Plan ("Economic Cooperation Act of 1948") →	legislativeBasis
George C. Marshall →	notableWork
Marshall Plan ("European Recovery Program") →	officialName
Cominform →	opposed
Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →	opposedPolicy
Greek National Army ("Marshall Plan military assistance") →	receivedAidUnder
Western Europe ("European Recovery Program") →	reconstructedWithAidProgram
Point Four Program →	relatedProgram
Mutual Security Program →	replaced
Cold War liberalism →	supportsProgram