Use Source 1D. 1.4.1 What, according to the source, was Molotov's final statement to the conference regarding the Marshall Plan? 1.4.2 Using the source and your own knowledge, expl... Use Source 1D. 1.4.1 What, according to the source, was Molotov's final statement to the conference regarding the Marshall Plan? 1.4.2 Using the source and your own knowledge, explain why the Marshall Plan was a threat to the Soviet Union. 1.4.3 Identify TWO roads of international cooperation referred to by Molotov. 1.4.4 Define the term independence in your own words. 1.4.5 Comment on the limitations of this source for a historian researching how the Marshall Plan intended to achieve economic recovery in post-war Europe.
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1.4.1 Molotov stated it was a resounding rejection of the Marshall Plan. 1.4.2 The Marshall Plan was a threat because it could lead to the economic and political subordination of European countries to the US, undermining Soviet influence and control in Eastern Europe. 1.4.3 The two roads are: development of political and economic relations between states with equal rights and the dominating position of one or several strong Powers in relation to other countries. 1.4.4 Independence is the state of being free from the control or influence of others; self-governing and autonomous. 1.4.5 The source presents a Soviet perspective, focusing on the political and ideological reasons for rejecting the Marshall Plan, but doesn't offer insights into the specific mechanisms and goals of the plan for European economic recovery from the perspective of its architects and proponents.
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1.4.1 Molotov stated it was a resounding rejection of the Marshall Plan. 1.4.2 The Marshall Plan was a threat because it could lead to the economic and political subordination of European countries to the US, undermining Soviet influence and control in Eastern Europe. 1.4.3 The two roads are: development of political and economic relations between states with equal rights and the dominating position of one or several strong Powers in relation to other countries. 1.4.4 Independence is the state of being free from the control or influence of others; self-governing and autonomous. 1.4.5 The source presents a Soviet perspective, focusing on the political and ideological reasons for rejecting the Marshall Plan, but doesn't offer insights into the specific mechanisms and goals of the plan for European economic recovery from the perspective of its architects and proponents.
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The Marshall Plan, officially the European Recovery Program (ERP), was an American initiative passed in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The Soviet Union and its satellite states were invited to participate, but Stalin forbade this, fearing the economic and political ties to the West. The plan aimed to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and prevent the spread of communism.
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Sources
- Statement by Molotov (Paris, 2 July 1947) - CVCE Website - cvce.eu
- The Marshall Plan and Molotov Plan | History of Western Civilization II - courses.lumenlearning.com
- [PDF] Background Essay: The Marshall Plan and the Cold War - trumanlibrary.gov
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