International studies, Vol. VIII No. 1, 2008.
Review article
Western Europe and Marshall plan: political and economic influences
Lidija Čehulić Vukadinović
; Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Andrea Nicolas
; Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Marshall plan was nat exclusively a program of economic-financial help to Europe devastated by war. Mostly by economic measures, Washington's broader political, strategic and security goals, and later proved the goals of entire western world in relation to Socialistic block, were achieved. Therewith foundations of bipolarism were established, which were, after 'the starting success of Marshall plan, institutionalized by establishment of NATO and creation of economic organizations from which the EU emerged.
Keywords
Marshall plan; American foreign policy; Western Europe; containment; economic recovery
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291031
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Publication date:
19.2.2008.
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