The Marshall Plan Was Successful in That ______________________

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Marshall Plan was successful in that ______________________.

• A) it corrected Western Europe's adverse balance-of-payments arrangement with the United States
• B) it brought about the complete economic integration of the Western European states
• C) it stopped postwar inflation in Western Europe
• D) it stimulated impressive industrial production and investment in Western Europe

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