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Question 1 • United States History

How was the United States’ policy of containment after World War II related to the development of the Marshall Plan?

Answer

The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of communism.

If the United States could contain the USSR and stop it from trading with other nations, the Marshall Plan would be successful.

By containing the growth of the USSR’s economy, the United States could use the Marshall Plan to stop the spread of capitalism.

The USSR could only be contained within its borders by military force, so the Marshall Plan built up the American military.

Explanation

Containment was the U.S. policy of preventing communism from spreading to additional countries. The Marshall Plan provided economic aid to help rebuild Western European nations after World War II, making them less vulnerable to communist influence. Therefore, the correct choice is that the United States believed Marshall Plan aid would help contain the spread of communism.

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