European Recovery Program

American  

noun

1. a plan for aiding the European nations in economic recovery after World War II, proposed by U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall in 1947 and implemented in 1948 under the Economic Cooperation Administration. ERP, E.R.P.

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Example Sentences

The U.S. effort to combat the expansion of communism also led to the creation of the European Recovery Program, named the Marshall Plan for Secretary of State George C. Marshall.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Marshall introduced what was called the European Recovery Program on June 5, 1947, at Harvard University.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2020

What about George C. Marshall, whose European Recovery Program rebuilt the western part of that war-torn continent?

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

As Secretary of State under Truman, he proposed the European Recovery Program to aid European economies struggling after the war.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

An admiring contemporary spoke of Paul G. Hoffman, the director of the European Recovery Program, as "the kind of man who if tossed through the air would always pick out the right trapeze."

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense