During the Soviet Union and after the bloody World War II, the U.S. came up with smart, strategic, and defensive strategies to help aid the world back, and eliminate the chances of a Soviet Union attack on the European countries. The Marshall Plan and NATO emerged as ground-breaking strategies following World War II, which played pivotal roles in shaping and helping post-war Europe. NATO and the Marshall Plan were involved in different countries by helping them fund the destruction and havoc caused. The Marshall Plan played an instrumental role in recovering and providing economic aid to any Western European countries harmed in attack, as the Secretary of Marshall explained in his speech he spoke on how any and all countries attacked will receive any aid necessary immediately to help restore the peace and …show more content…
NATO had the plan of bringing Western European countries, and the U.S, to help defend other Western European countries in case of war and destruction. NATO spoke out in a speech on how the U.S. was in charge of making sure that the economic health is restored and that the country is brought to peace. Doc. of the. #1) This would help assist nations with the help of other nations in the case of war or destruction. NATO and The Marshall Plan came up with strategic plans to contain and cooperate after World War II. NATO’s aim in 1949 was to contain any Soviet Union expansion into Western European countries. It was created to help those Western European countries in case of Soviet threats by working on the defenses against Soviet forces. It encouraged nations to stand up and join the fight against the Soviet’s, and make Europe a more stable and peaceful part of the world. After the Soviet Union found out about NATO being created, they came out defensive, creating the Warsaw pact in 1955. Doc. of the. #7) In 1948, the Marshall Plan was founded by the U.S. It was targeted at helping