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| − | The Marshall Plan was a program of economic aid by the United States to European countries after World War II. | + | The '''Marshall Plan''' was a program of economic aid by the [[United States]] to [[European]] countries after [[World War II]]. |
| − | The chief objective of the Marshall Plan was to strengthen the economies of wartorn countries so that they would not be vulnerable to Communist Revolutions. | + | The chief objective of the Marshall Plan was to strengthen the economies of war-torn countries so that they would not be vulnerable to [[Communist]] Revolutions. |
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| | + | With the Marshall Plan the years 1948 to 1952 saw the fastest period of growth in European history, returning many of the devastated Allied and Axis countries to stability. |
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