5 июн 1947 г. - Marshall Plan devised

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Fearing that all of Europe could fall under communist control, in 1947 President Truman sent General George Marshall to see what could be done to ensure this didn’t happen. Marshall recommended spending a lot of money - over $12 billion to be exact. This
Marshall Aid
money would be spent to help the economies of Western Europe recover after World War Two and make them less likely to fall prey to communism.

Marshall Aid was effectively a propaganda tool - a way of saying “Look how wealthy we are, you don’t need communism. Stick with us and you’ll be wealthy too.”

The Aid was offered to all countries, but Truman knew that the conditions were such that they would probably not take it up. Stalin blocked Czechoslovakia when they considered accepting the financial assistance on offer.

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