The Marshall

Plan

By: Maria Sandoval

Final Project; 2nd Pd.
Marshall Plan
Europe was very poor that
they were afraid to become
Communist. George Marshall
had a plan which was that
the US helped Europe to
rebuild their country by given
them $13 billions of dollars so
they could helped their
economy develop and stop
Communism, this is called
The Marshall Plan. Not to all
parts they decided to give aid
only to the one that wasn’t
communism which was The
Western European.
 On March 12, 1947
Harry Truman gave a
speech that was called
The Truman Doctrine
which this include a
request that Congress
will give military and aid
to Greece but only if
they agreed to fight
against communism.
Ernest Bevin
supported the scheme
but the Soviet Union
rejected. In September
they decided to have a
conference and 16
countries agreed with
The Marshall Plan.
Later on April 3, 1948
Truman signed a bill
only for the first year of
the ERP giving to
Western Europe about
$5 billion which these
helped the industrial
production grow 30
percent since the
beginning of WWII. The
ERP lasted for about 3
years spending in total
of 17 billion dollars.
 Importance of the Marshall Plan
The importance
of the Marshall
Plan was to
prevent the
spread of
Communism
into Western
Europe.
 Why I choose it?
 Since the
beginning it was
very interesting
for me, because
the U.S helped
Europe to rebuild
their country and
I liked that idea.
Without the Marshall Plan
Millions of people would have died of
starvation, because Europe was left in ruins
and the landscape was destroyed and crops
couldn’t be planted to grow food. Homes
were completely destroyed after the war and
the millions of people wouldn’t have a place
to live. Extreme weather also destroyed food
making it even harder to build the economy.
Also I think that it could make happened
another war if the Marshall Plan was never
supported.
 Bibliography
 Marshall, George. "Introducing...the Marshall Plan." George Marshall.
13 Apr. 2011. Web. 31 May 2011.
<http://georgemarshalll.blogspot.com/2011/04/marshall-plan.html>.
 Dulles, Allen W. "Marshall Plan." Spartacus Educational - Home Page.
Amazon. Web. 16 May 2011.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmarshallP.htm>.
   "Timeline of George C. Marshall's Life: The Marshall Plan." The
George C. Marshall Foundation. Web. 31 May 2011.
<http://www.marshallfoundation.org/about/timeline/recovery.html>.