This 3 minute video discusses the history and impact of the Marshall Plan, which was an American initiative passed in 1948 to provide economic assistance to Western Europe after World War 2. It details how the US provided over $13 billion in economic aid which went towards helping European countries rebuild their economies and infrastructure while preventing the spread of communism on the continent in the early stages of the Cold War. The Marshall Plan is widely credited with playing a key role in the post-war recovery and reconstruction of Western Europe.
