 |
marshal plan
Title: marshal plan
Category: History
Details: Words: 1797 | Pages: 7.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
marshal plan
During the winter of 1946-47, the worst in memory, Europe seemed on the
verge of collapse. For the victors in World War II, there were no spoils. In London,
coal shortages left only enough fuel to heat and light homes for a few hours a day.
In Berlin, the vanquished were freezing and starving to death. On the walls of the
bombed-out Reichstag, someone scrawled "Blessed are the dead, for their hands do
not freeze." European …showed first 75 words of 1797 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 75 words of 1797 total…at State, Bob
Lovett, had a more practical view the Marshall Plan was that rare government
program that came in on budget, accomplished its goal--and then ended.
The men who made the Marshall Plan were practical, and their motivations
can be regarded coldly as a matter of economics and power. But they also wanted
to act because they believed that saving Europe was the right and only thing to do.
They achieved that rarity
Need a custom written paper?
|
|
 |
