Marshall Plan
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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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States foreign aid program
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economic aid program ⓘ post–World War II reconstruction program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Economic Cooperation Administration ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
contain the spread of communism in Europe
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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
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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
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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
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political alignment of Western Europe with the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis |
Marshall Plan
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Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
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| namedAfter | George C. Marshall ⓘ |
| officialName |
Marshall Plan
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European Recovery Program
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| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionOfProposer | United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiariesRegion | Western Europe ⓘ |
| proposedBy | George C. Marshall ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
Eastern Bloc countries under Soviet influence
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Truman Doctrine ⓘ |
| shortName | ERP ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy |
President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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| startTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| totalAidAmountAdjusted | over 100 billion in 21st-century dollars ⓘ |
| totalAidAmountUSD | approximately 13 billion ⓘ |
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European Recovery Program
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European Recovery Program
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European Recovery Program
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European Recovery Program
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Domestic Marshall Plan for American cities
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Domestic Marshall Plan for American cities
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post–World War II European Recovery Program
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Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
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