How would the economic and political systems of the United States benefit from the Marshall Plan? Why?

The Marshall Plan, or the European Recovery Program, benefited the economic and the political system of the United States in several ways. The European Recovery Program offered economic aid to European countries that were fighting the spread of communism. We believed that if a country had a strong economy, they would be less likely to turn to communism. We also were trying to prevent communism from spreading as part of the policy of containment.

We benefited economically from this program. Much of the money that was given to the European countries, such as Greece and Turkey, was used to buy various products from the United States. This helped to keep people employed in the United States and helped our economy prosper.

We also benefited from this program politically. The more countries that remained noncommunist, the better for us. If our economic aid helped keep a country from becoming communist, then we would have more countries that likely would support us in the fight against the spread of communism.

The United States benefited in several ways from the European Recovery Program.