[[Image:Glasserwb.JPG|thumb|400px|right|FBI Memo discussing an inquiry from [[John McCloy]], President of the [[World Bank]] to appoint [[KGB]] Agent [[Harold Glasser]] to head up the Marshall Plan.<ref>FBI [[Silvermaster group|Silvermaster file]], Vol. 132, [http://education-research.org/PDFs/Silvermaster132.pdf pg. 41] pdf.</ref>]]
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 war-torn 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.
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.
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.