WorksheetsWWII- The Marshall Plan
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
1) Who was the Marshall Plan named after?
Secretary of State George Marshall
President Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Chief Justice John Marshall
Vice President Thomas Marshall
2) What did the Marshall Plan do?
Punished war criminals
Divided Germany into East and West Germany
Provided aid to countries recovering from World War II
Divided Korea into North and South Korea
Built up nuclear weapons for the Cold War
3) Why did many countries in Europe need help from the United States?
Because many were in debt from World War II
Because their infrastructure was destroyed by the fighting in the war
Because their economies were struggling
Because many of their roads, bridges, and cities had been bombed
All of the above
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
Most of the US was never attacked by the Axis Powers
The US did not spend much money on soldiers or weapons during the war
All of the above
None of the above
5) How much in aid did the United States provide through the Marshall Plan?
$20 million
$100 million
$1 billion
$2 billion
$13 billion
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?
Soviet Union
Hungary
Germany
Japan
Romania
8) Who said that the Marshall Plan was the most unsordid act in history?
Winston Churchill
George Marshall
Joseph Stalin
Emperor Hirohito
Margaret Thatcher
9) What award did George Marshall receive in 1953 for his work on the Marshall Plan?
Humanitarian Award
Freedom Award
Nobel Peace Prize
Pulitzer Award
Charlemagne 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
11.) After defeating Hitler and the Germans during WWII, the U.S. worried that Western Europe would fall to
(a)
12.) True or False: One of the goals of the Marshall Plan was to stop the spread of communism in Europe.
True
False
13.) Define communism in your own words:
14.) What country did the U.S. fear was going to spread communism throughout Europe?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
China
Explain: Why do you think Russia and its allies refused to accept financial help from the U.S. after WWII?
