In the reading of The Marshall Plan Speech, George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, developed an economic program called The Marshal Plan, which aimed to reduce hunger, homelessness, and unemployment to nations in the Western Europe. After World War II, the United States needed to formulate a plan to help rebuild war torn Europe and help create a stronger environment for Europe as a whole. He challenged the countries of Europe to get together and produce a plan for regeneration, which the US would fund. The funds obtained by the Marshal Plan was directed to strengthen the economic structure. The plan focused on modernizing both business and industrial practices across Europe, while reducing trade barriers between Europe and the U.S. With the
