Title: The National Archives Learning Curve | Cold War
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Content: The Marshall Plan was an attempt to get all of Europe in debt to the USA and allow the Americans to dominate it. The American view was that the Truman Doctrine was stopping the continuing spread of Communism. The Marshall Plan was partly an act of generosity, partly an act of self interest - America wanted Europe to recover so Americans would have partners to trade with. In recent times more evidence has emerged from the Soviet archives. We have a clearer picture of the misunderstandings and suspicions of the period. This extract is from a paper written by an American academic historian.