Which of the following represents part of the reason the united states was interested in supporting the economies of europe with the marshall plan?

a. the united states feared that europe would lose control of its colonies and this would cause war.

b. the united states wanted to use it to force european countries to join organizations like nato.

c. the united states wanted to promote the rebuilding of europe to prevent the spread of communism.

d. the united states needed europe to be economically stable enough to participate in the korean war.