<P> The Marshall Plan ( officially the European Recovery Program , ERP ) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe , in which the United States gave over $13 billion ( approximately $135.4 billion in current dollar value as of September 2017 ) in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II . The plan was in operation for four years beginning on April 8 , 1948 . The goals of the United States were to rebuild war - devastated regions , remove trade barriers , modernize industry , make Europe prosperous once more , and prevent the spread of communism . The Marshall Plan required a lessening of interstate barriers , a dropping of many regulations , and encouraged an increase in productivity , labour union membership , as well as the adoption of modern business procedures . </P>
<P> The Marshall Plan ( officially the European Recovery Program , ERP ) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe , in which the United States gave over $13 billion ( approximately $135.4 billion in current dollar value as of September 2017 ) in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II . The plan was in operation for four years beginning on April 8 , 1948 . The goals of the United States were to rebuild war - devastated regions , remove trade barriers , modernize industry , make Europe prosperous once more , and prevent the spread of communism . The Marshall Plan required a lessening of interstate barriers , a dropping of many regulations , and encouraged an increase in productivity , labour union membership , as well as the adoption of modern business procedures . </P>
why did the us implement the marshall plan
why did the us implement the marshall plan
rebuild war - devastated regions remove trade barriers modernize industry make Europe prosperous once more prevent the spread of communism
rebuild war - devastated regions remove trade barriers modernize industry make Europe prosperous once more prevent the spread of communism