Quiz  /  The Marshall Plan

  • 1. 
    Who was the Marshall Plan named after?

  • Thurgood Marshall
  • President Marshall
  • Chief Justice John Marshall
  • Secretary of State George Marshall

  • 2. 
    What did the Marshall Plan do?

  • Provided aid to countries recovering from World War II
  • Punished war criminals
  • Divided Germany into East and West Germany
  • Divided Korea into North and South Korea

  • 3. 
    Why did many countries in Europe need help from the United States?

  • Because their economies were struggling
  • All of the above
  • Because many were in debt from World War II
  • Because their infrastructure was destroyed by the fighting in the war

  • 4. 
    What gave the US an advantage in the world economy and enabled them to help Europe?

  • The US had the atom bomb and everyone was scared of them
  • The US did not spend much money on soldiers or weapons during the war
  • All of the above
  • Most of the US was never attacked by the Axis Powers

  • 5. 
    How much in aid did the United States provide through the Marshall Plan?

  • $13 billion
  • $1 billion
  • $100 million
  • $20 million

  • 6. 
    True or False: The Russians took a significant amount of aid from the United States.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What major Axis Power was not part of the Marshall Plan, but did receive aid from the United States?

  • Japan
  • Soviet Union
  • Hungary
  • Germany

  • 8. 
    Who said that the Marshall Plan was the most unsordid act in history?

  • Emperor Hirohito
  • George Marshall
  • Winston Churchill
  • Joseph Stalin

  • 9. 
    What award did George Marshall receive in 1953 for his work on the Marshall Plan?

  • Freedom Award
  • Humanitarian Award
  • Pulitzer Award
  • Nobel Peace Prize

  • 10. 
    True or False: Despite its good intentions, the Marshall Plan did little to help the economies of the European countries to recover.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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