Title: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan (article) | Khan Academy
Headings: Start of the Cold War - The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
Start of the Cold War - The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
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The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
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Start of the Cold War - The Yalta Conference and containment

Content: The US government feared that a hungry, devastated Europe might turn to communism (as China would do in 1949). To stabilize the European economy, US Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a plan to provide Europe with $13 billion in economic aid. The Marshall Plan proved enormously successful, helping to rehabilitate European nations that accepted the aid. It also provided a boost to the American economy, since Marshall Plan funds were used to purchase American goods. What do you think? Why did the United States end its long history of isolationism after World War II? Would it have been possible for the US to return to an isolationist foreign policy? What were the benefits and potential pitfalls of Truman's offer to support any country trying to resist communism? Which was more successful in combatting the spread of communism: economic aid or military force?