Which of the following best describes the Marshall Plan, which was developed during the Truman administration after the SecondWorld War?
(A) It was an aid package intended to prevent Greece and Turkey from falling to communist revolutionaries.
(B) It was a National Security Council plan to increase ColdWar defense spending.
(C) It was an economic aid package intended to helpWestern European nations stave off Communist influence.
(D) It was a program to develop a military alliance withWestern European nations.
(E) It was a blueprint for reorganizing the U.S. Department of Defense.
Answer: (C) It was an economic aid package intended to helpWestern European nations stave off Communist influence.
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