jul 25, 1947 - Marshall Plan (July 1947)
Description:
-u.s. pledges $ to w. euro once u.s. assesses the needs of these countries-p.r./ideological battle against ussr
- free money --> challenges Soviet Truth/Propaganda of the West to their citizens
-ussr reaction: orders all countries in iron curtain to deny money (czechoslovakia taken over by communists)
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Date:
jul 25, 1947
Now
~ 78 years ago