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Marshall Aid

Question 1 of 10

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Who was George Marshall?

Select one of the following:

  • US President after WWII

  • US Secretary of State after WWII

  • US Secretary of Defence

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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Which of the following were reasons Marshall wanted to assist Europe after WWII?

Select one or more of the following:

  • He was a generous sort of guy

  • He was afraid communism would thrive if Europe was not given help

  • The winter of 1946 had been the harshest on record - conditions were bad

  • The US Congress wanted to help Europe

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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Which of the following were 'true' of the Marshall Plan?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It provided between $13 & $17 billion

  • It was used to help rebuild European economies

  • Its main purpose was to help rebuild Western European military capabilities

  • It was designed to improve trade and commerce between the USA and Europe

  • It was used to reconstruct damaged infrastructure such as railways and road.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What was the Marshall Plan also known as?

Select one of the following:

  • The European Revival Plan

  • The European Recovery Programme

  • The Anti Communist Plan

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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Marshall Aid was originally extended to ALL of Europe, including the countries of Eastern Europe.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 10

1

An underlying 'political' aim of Marshall aid was to prevent the spread of communism to Western Europe

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 10

1

Which of the following are 'true' of Marshall Aid?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It was linked to the Truman Doctrine

  • Congress only agreed to it after a coup in Czechoslovakia

  • Stalin called it 'Dollar Imperialism'

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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How did Stalin and the USSR react to Marshall Aid?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Created Cominform

  • Created Comecon

  • Created the Warsaw Pact

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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Which of the following 'describe' Cominform?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It was a military alliance

  • It was the Communist Information Bureau

  • It allowed Moscow to keep close control over the communist parties of eastern Europe

  • The US were concerned about Western European communist parties being influenced

  • It was an international organisation

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

What was Comecon?

Select one of the following:

  • A communications network for communist parties of Eastern Europe controlled by Moscow.

  • The Soviet response to Marshall Aid in which Eastern European economies provided mutual assistance to each other

  • A Soviet military alliance of Eastern European countries

Explanation

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