- published: 23 Apr 2014
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The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. The initiative was named after Secretary of State George Marshall. The plan had bipartisan support in Washington, where the Republicans controlled Congress and the Democrats controlled the White House. The Plan was largely the creation of State Department officials, especially William L. Clayton and George F. Kennan. Marshall spoke of urgent need to help the European recovery in his address at Harvard University in June 1947.
The reconstruction plan, developed at a meeting of the participating European states, was established on June 5, 1947. It offered the same aid to the Soviet Union and its allies but they did not accept it, as to do so would be to allow a degree of US control over the Communist economies . During the four years that the plan was operational, US $13 billion in economic and technical assistance was given to help the recovery of the European countries that had joined in the Organization for European Economic Co-operation. This $13 billion was in the context of a U.S. GDP of $258 billion in 1948, and was on top of $13 billion in American aid to Europe between the end of the war and the start of the Plan that is counted separately from the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was replaced by the Mutual Security Plan at the end of 1951.
She's like a child that don't know no better
And I've been told that I'm no good to love her
But that don't mean a thing to me
'Cause when she's in my arms
She's all the woman that I need
She nothing like any other lover
Oh, she's just fine with who I am
And she don't see someone else in me
And when she's in my arms
She's all the woman that I need
She believes in make believe
Not makin' love a game
All she wants is my honesty
Right or wrong
She loves me just the same
'Cause she's like a child that don't know no better
And I've been told that I'm no good to love her
But that don't mean a thing to me
'Cause when she's in my arms