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Marshall Plan

American

noun

European Recovery Program.
Informal. any comprehensive program for federally supported economic assistance, as for urban renewal.

Marshall Plan British

noun

Official name: European Recovery Programme. a programme of US economic aid for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe (1948–52)

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Marshall Plan Cultural

A program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II. It was proposed by the United States secretary of state, General George C. Marshall.

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What will a new Reconstruction and a Marshall Plan for American democracy look like?

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

It led to the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt Europe, followed in 1949 by the creation of Nato.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The Marshall Plan, by comparison, was 1% of gross domestic product a year.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Abroad, this took the form of massive European rebuilding investment, the Marshall Plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Under the Marshall Plan billions of dollars of United States aid were poured into Britain, France, Belgium and West Germany.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott

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