alt Hacker News> I thought the deal since WW2 was a US security guarantee, in return for letting the US have our money
No. The Marshall Plan was about rebuilding Europe so it could be a military ally against the Soviet Union. The trade stuff came afterwards.
> I thought the deal since WW2 was a US security guarantee, in return for letting the US have our money
No. The Marshall Plan was about rebuilding Europe so it could be a military ally against the Soviet Union. The trade stuff came afterwards.
Was the Marshall plan the only piece of policy between the US and Europe since WW2?