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The Marshall Plan was an initiative launched by the US in 1948 to help the recovery of Western European countries after WWII. $ 12 billion were sent to rebuild those countries and to boost their economies by rebuilding factories, infrastructures, civil buildings, etc.
The US had adopted the containment strategy which focused on stopping the spread of communism worldwide. Therefore, rebuilding Western Europe under the influence of the US was beneficial because the Western European powers would side with the US and act as a barrier for containing communism, that was in fact suceeding on the Eastern regions of the continent.
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Option: Stop Communist advances in the region
Rebuild European industry
Explanation:
The Marshall Plan designed as a European Recovery Program by George Marshall in 1948. The purpose of the plan was to aid Western Europe by giving them financial aid to recover the economy of the nations which were affected in World War II. To reduce the influence of Communist parties in Europe was another reason to promote the plan in Europe. Soviet Union during World War II captured many territories and began exercising military and political power. Soviet Union occupation in Europe scared the United States by spreading communism.
