What was the marshall plan?

a) a program of financial assistance from the united states to european countries to postwar recovery

b) a plan drawn up by the british to corner and defeat german forces by entering into an alliance with the united states

c) a strategy developed by the united states and its allies to encircle hitler's armies in europe

d) a plan drawn up by the british government to aid the wartime economy and enlist soldiers

The first alternative is correct (A).

Marshall Plan, or European Recovery Plan, was a program of US economic aid to Western European countries after World War II. The objective of the plan was to rebuild economically the Western European countries that were destroyed or that suffered losses with the occurrence of the war.

The Marshall Plan was named in honor of its founder George Catlett Marshall, a US Army general, and made a contribution of $ 18 billion to Europeans used to rebuild buildings and industries, import food and industrialized goods, and as in the financing of agriculture.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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