At the time, the United States was a significant oil producing nation—one of the goals of the Marshall Plan was for Europe to use oil in place of coal, but the Europeans wanted to buy crude oil and use …

Dec 2, 2025 · The Marshall Plan was a U.S.-sponsored program designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions in which …

Jun 29, 2022 · It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic …

Jan 18, 2018 · The Marshall Plan and the Present1 Between 1948 and 1951, the United States undertook what many consider to be one of its more successful foreign policy initiatives and most …

Sep 13, 2025 · What Was the Marshall Plan? The Marshall Plan, proposed by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall in 1947, was a groundbreaking U.S.-sponsored initiative aimed at rebuilding war …

Dec 16, 2009 · The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II.

Apr 23, 2025 · The Marshall Plan, initiated by the United States in 1948, aimed to revitalize war-torn European economies after World War II through substantial financial aid exceeding $12 billion.

Secretary of State Marshall became the only general ever to receive a Nobel Prize for peace. The Marshall Plan also institutionalized and legitimized the concept of U.S. foreign aid programs, which …

Below are links to resources related to the background and operation of the Marshall Plan. These include primary sources (documents, speeches, films, videos, and interviews) as well as …

On May 8, 1947, Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson stood before a board of farmers and businessmen gathered in a small town in the middle of the Mississippi Delta, ready to unveil the …