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European Recovery Program

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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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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

These concerns led Truman, along with Secretary of State George C. Marshall, to propose to Congress the European Recovery Program, popularly known as the Marshall Plan.

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

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