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Content: How did the Marshall Plan reflect the evolving American policy of containment during the cold war? The Marshall Plan did not directly confront the Soviet Union. Instead, it provided friendly European governments with financial assistance to rebuild their economies in order to reduce the appeal of communism among those nations. How did the American policymakers' assumptions about the Korean conflict affect American foreign policy? -Truman ordered a major military buildup of American forces in western Europe. -Truman began assisting French troops fighting a Communist insurgency in Indochina. What effect did the Marshall Plan have on the cold war? -Western European nations' economies became prosperous again. -Western European nations' governments became more stable. Complete the passage below describing the impact of the Soviet blockade of Berlin on the cold war.