Define and describe the significance of the Marshall Plan.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should define the Marshall Plan as the foreign policy developed by Secretary of State George Marshall that called for $13 billion of economic aid and low-interest loans to help rebuild Europe after World War II. Answers should discuss the political and economic purposes of aid giving, such as balancing the Soviet Union and establishing trade partners. Answers should also note the success of the Marshall Plan in reviving Western European governments and economies.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Organizations that focus on raising money to spend on political campaigns are called
A) political action committees (PACs). D) issue networks. B) lobbying firms. E) single-issue groups. C) interest groups.
Classic liberals and modern liberals generally agree on the benefits of ____________
a. free speech b. open borders c. traditional family values d. government intervention in the marketplace
Nullification was particularly prominent during which era in American history?
a. the colonial era b. the Revolutionary War c. prior to the Civil War d. Reconstruction e. the Great Depression