Question

Which of the following were goals of the Marshall Plan? (1 point)

Boost economies of Soviet-controlled communist countries in Eastern Europe to help them recover from the war

to provide much-needed humanitarian relief to countries rebuilding after World War II and undermine the influence of the Communist Party in countries like Italy and France

to prevent the Soviet Union and its allies from attaining their own atomic bomb and keep other countries from attacking them

to bolster U.S. cultural awareness in Germany through a multinational airlift effort and bribe Eastern European governments to accept democracy and the free market

Answer 1

The second option. The Marshall Plan aimed to provide economic aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII and to reduce Communist influence (e.g., in Italy and France).