- A plan to provide financial aid (that they don't have to pay back) to war torn countries
- Thought up by the US secretary of state, General Marshall
- There were conditions: countries had to provide economic records / they had to open their economy to US capitalist markets
- Churchill said that is was 'the most unselfish act in history'
- Molotov said it was 'further evidence of dollar imperialism'

MOTIVATIONS
- Political/Ideological: freedom, prosperity, containment (fears of communist expansion - 1.7 million communists in France)
- Economic: free market economy means security for US markets therefore security for US economy

CONSEQUENCES
- USSR left Paris negotiations and pressured countries not to accept the aid
- $13.5 billion was given to 16 nations
- USSR set up Cominform and Comicon in response
- Heightened tensions massively

	Created by catherinegray18 over 8 years ago

A-Level History Slide Set on The USA's response to Soviet Expansion, created by catherinegray18 on 02/01/2016.