In The Annex There: Containment And Communism

Name Instructor Course Date In The Annex There: Containment and communism After WWII, Harry Truman was increasingly at odds with Stalin and the USSR, which supported communism. The Marshall Plan created in 1947 was proposed to as an economic aid program that would also limit the spread of communism in Europe. The stated aim was to combat poverty and unemployment while restoring the European economies so that there would be economic growth. This would in turn help combat communism, which was considered a product of exploitation and poverty. In the Post-War Period, the U.S. provided aid and loans to various European countries and America took a more prominent role under Truman to also provide military support. The aim of defeating communism limited some European countries like France, Greece and Italy from adopting socialist or communist programs. As such, the plan was effective for relying on financial ways rather than the military option to limit the spread ...