The Marshall Plan

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The Marshall Plan The Truman Doctrine
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Communism and Poverty

• After WWII not only were there communism issues
  spreading throughout the world but poverty as
  well.
• In Western Europe many of the cities were in
  shambles. There was a shortage of jobs as well as
  food.
• Main Question
• How can the U.S. help?

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U.S. Focus After WWII

• War Against Communism
• Policy of Containment
• 1. Help the smaller countries resist
  soviet/communist advances.
• 2. Wanted to stop the spread of communism
• Ex Sending money, arms, and generals to South
  Vietnam to fight against the Northern communists
  (Ho Chi Minh)

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The Marshall Plan was????

• An assistance program which the U.S. gave money
  to help rebuild Europe to stop the spread of
  communism.
• Would provide food and machinery
• 12.5 billion dollar program in April 1948
• Any country left in shambles that was not
  communist received aid from the U.S.

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The Marshall Plan

• George Marshall was the U.S. Secretary of State
• Wanted to help those in Western Europe who are
  living without shelter, jobs, and food.

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Countries who received aid from the Marshall Plan

• Great Britain
• France
• Italy
• West Germany
• Holland
• Austria
• Belgium
• Greece

• Denmark
• Norway
• Turkey
• Ireland
• Sweden
• Portugal
• Yugoslavia
• Iceland
• A Few More

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The Truman Doctrine was???

• a policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry
  Truman in a speech on March 12, 1947.
• U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with
  economic and military aid to prevent them from
  becoming communist.
• Congress, however, quickly approved 400 million
  worth of aid.

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President Truman

• After WWII, Truman wanted to make sure a
  communist country never had the chance to cause
  as much damage as Germany did in WWII.
• Asked congress for economic aid to Turkey and
  Greece to support his new Doctrine

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