After initially resisting the Marshall Plan, why did Congress finally support and fund it in April 1948?
a. A Soviet-sponsored coup in Czechoslovakia convinced them of the need for the program.
b. George Marshall reduced the amount of money he requested to fund the program.
c. The Soviet Union invaded Poland.
d. A large pro-Europe lobby put pressure on Congressmen.
e. President Truman argued that it was economically beneficial to the United States.
a
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