...This chapter discusses the process of embedding the American model of business and industrial production in Western Europe. The launch of the Marshall plan in 1948 provided the U.S. an opportunity to extend its hold over the economic affairs of Western Europe. The Economic Cooperation...

... affected the internal political balance within a number of free or democratic European countries. Some Communist Party members were ousted from government coalitions in anticipation of American assistance under the Marshall plan. However, the countries that participated in the Marshall scheme did...

... issue. It also considers the techniques used by the State Department for selling the Truman Doctrine and their implications for the European Reconstruction Program, also known as the Marshall Plan. Department of State U S Notter Harley “American Century ” Block Ralph Cold War Communism Education...

...This chapter contrasts the consequences of the First and Second World Wars. It starts by reviewing the cooperation among the Allies during and following the Second World War: Lend-Lease, the Bretton Woods System, GATT, and the Marshall Plan. These specific measures also created a general framework...

... of Defense. After GOP victories in 1946, Barkley could express his gratification for bipartisan support for foreign affairs during the Cold War by approval of Greek-Turkish aid and Marshall Plan. At the 1948 Democratic national convention, Barkley was named the party’s vice presidential nominee on a ticket...

...This chapter specifically scrutinizes the underpinnings of the campaign’s public policies proposals. Other initiatives, notably Randolph’s “Freedom Budget” or National Urban League’s “Marshall Plan for the Negro” will contrast King’s thoughts on economic justice. It also reflects on the legacy...

... role in the Chapter XI territories built on the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Transmission of Information to advance a variety of proposals for accountability. It looks at the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade, creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other...

... of post-World War II international social work, the Marshall Plan, and the United States' imperial interests in post-war Greece. The chapter then discusses the distinction between ‘official social work’ and ‘popular social work’, the formative years of international social work, the impact of imperialism...

...The Marshall Plan marked the beginning of modern foreign assistance, and from the very outset national security and foreign aid have been inextricably linked. Successful development assistance can make the world a safer, more stable place, advancing U.S. national interests in direct and subtle ways...

...This chapter discusses the distinct paths taken by consumer policy in West Germany and the United States. The Marshall Plan, while certainly instrumental for the speedy recovery of West Germany's economy, was not as effective in transplanting the American model of mass consumption as is often...

...This chapter describes how Wallace's views, particularly on foreign policy, came under closer scrutiny as the New Party's fortunes appeared to be on the upswing. Since late 1947, the former vice president had been denouncing the Marshall Plan in particular as an imperialist plot hatched by Wall...

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...Clark Clifford believed that the Cold War began on September 24, 1946, the day he presented a report. In Clifford's opinion, the Clifford–Elsey report, as it has come to be known, “contained the seeds of the Marshall Plan, the seeds of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the basic...

... to come to Washington and discuss Marshall Plan implementation. Gordon is drawn into the planning effort and again receives a leave of absence from Harvard. He becomes a member of a three-man steering committee headed by Paul Nitze to plan the government-wide implementation of the European recovery effort...

... US Commander Berlin War Department Wedemeyer General Albert communism ECA Economic Cooperation Administration economics Handy General Thomas T Jones Howard Marshall Plan West Berlin Club Acheson Dean Kotikov General Alexander Soviet Army Bourne Commandant Geoffrey British Army China...

.... With the massive influx of US development funds under the Marshall Plan, the Red–Black coalition government managed to push forward negotiations for a State Treaty, signed in May 1955 and ending the foreign occupation. Austria Black Austria civil war First Republic Red Vienna Revolution of 1918–19 Second...

... economic development for a range of countries. Economic growth in Western Europe was significantly faster than it had been historically. In East Asia, a number of economies including South Korea and Taiwan also experienced fast growth after the 1960s. Foreign aid and policy advice through the Marshall Plan...

...This chapter covers the later Second World War years when a group of US ‘New Dealer’ economists helped set the scene for the post-war economic revival; this included the Bretton Woods institutions, the Marshall Plan in Europe, and the various plans for German economic recovery. It highlights...

... that added up to a challenging environment for Truman. Truman worked closely with Republicans to obtain passage of the Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe, aid to Greece and Turkey, and the National Security Act of 1947 creating the Defense Department, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence...