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The Marshall Plan achieved its objectives of increasing productivity, stimulating economic growth, and promoting trade. Living standards quicklyimproved, and the strengthened economic, social, and political structures in participating countries lifted Europe back up to a stable, productive region. It strengthened political stability andcontributed to the containment of the spread of communism.
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Aid provided by the Marshall plan officially ended on December 31, 1951. The Plan and itsself-help principles laid the foundation for foreign aid as a key in U.S. foreign policy. It took a vital role in the relationship between the United States and Europe; the spirit of cooperation andsupport eventually enabled a strong and enduring NATO alliance. It is considered one of the most successful foreign policy initiatives in U.S. history.-------------------------------------------------
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Economic Consequences
A total of $13 billion was spent over a period of three years on 17 countries in Europe. This helped in rapidlyspeeding up the recovery of the continent, and between 1948 and 1952 Europe enjoyed its fastest ever growth in its history. Living standards improved dramatically, and large scale extreme poverty waseradicated.
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Political Consequences
Politically, the Marshall Plan reduced the influence and power of Communist parties in Western Europe. Thisangered the Soviet Union and was seen as another anti-communist move by the USA, following the Truman Doctrine. Both these acts drove the divide between East and West even deeper and convinced theworld that a new political conflict, between the Soviet Union and the West, had begun. The Marshall Plan caused the Cold War to become a reality in the lives of the people of the countries involved.
The Marshall Plan achieved its objectives of increasing productivity, stimulating economic growth, and promoting trade. Living standards quicklyimproved, and the strengthened economic, social, and political structures in participating countries lifted Europe back up to a stable, productive region. It strengthened political stability andcontributed to the containment of the spread of communism.
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Aid provided by the Marshall plan officially ended on December 31, 1951. The Plan and itsself-help principles laid the foundation for foreign aid as a key in U.S. foreign policy. It took a vital role in the relationship between the United States and Europe; the spirit of cooperation andsupport eventually enabled a strong and enduring NATO alliance. It is considered one of the most successful foreign policy initiatives in U.S. history.-------------------------------------------------
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Economic Consequences
A total of $13 billion was spent over a period of three years on 17 countries in Europe. This helped in rapidlyspeeding up the recovery of the continent, and between 1948 and 1952 Europe enjoyed its fastest ever growth in its history. Living standards improved dramatically, and large scale extreme poverty waseradicated.
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Political Consequences
Politically, the Marshall Plan reduced the influence and power of Communist parties in Western Europe. Thisangered the Soviet Union and was seen as another anti-communist move by the USA, following the Truman Doctrine. Both these acts drove the divide between East and West even deeper and convinced theworld that a new political conflict, between the Soviet Union and the West, had begun. The Marshall Plan caused the Cold War to become a reality in the lives of the people of the countries involved.
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