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    International Aid Allocation: The Path to Global Success From the origins of large-scale international humanitarian projects in the post-World War I period to current global aid allocation programs, scholars in the field of international aid have focused on the motives behind countries’ generous donations to their underdeveloped counterparts. Myriad studies, regardless of the time frame they encompass, make reference to the moral obligation rich nations have to help the poorest countries. In this

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    What was the effect of the Marshall plan on Western Europe? Marshall Plan was a Major US aid program which mission was a recovery of European countries after World War II. The plan was proposed by US Secretary of State - George C. Marshall. During 1948 - 1951 years, US were offering financial assistance in the form of grants and loans to various countries in Europe, including Austria, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The replenishment of foreign exchange reserves

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    graduating class at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall issued a require an extensive system to remake Europe. Fanned by the apprehension of Communist extension and the quick decay of European economies in the winter of 1946–1947, Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act in March 1948 and endorsed subsidizing that would in the long run ascend to over $12 billion for the remaking of Western Europe. The Marshall Plan produced a resurgence of European industrialization and brought

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    help Europe rebuild and came up with the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan gave roughly $13 billion in aid for Europe to rebuild its economy after the end of World War II. The Marshall Plan spanned over a four year period beginning in 1948. The United States have many goals with the Marshal Plan which included: to remove trade barriers, rebuild destroyed regions, modernize industry, have Europe booming again, and prevent the spread of communism. The plan required a lot of different things but the

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    The European Recovery Program also known as The Marshall Plan was a U.S supported program intended to restore the economies of 17 western and southern European nations with a specific end goal to bring about stable conditions and to help the democratic countries survive. Secretary of State George C. Marshall and his aid idea was initially offered to all the European nations, including those under military occupation by the Soviet Union Direct grants represented by far most of the aid, with the rest

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    western bloc. At this time, the United States of America came up with a plan to save Europe from total collapse. Officially, this plan was named as The European Recovery Program, although it is popularly known as Marshall Plan in honor George C. Marshall. Officially it was stated that the purpose of the plan is to help rebuild Europe, give humanitarian aid, reestablish economy to bring Europe back on its own feet. Although this plan was meant to help

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    recipients actually suffered negative growth the same 15 year period, 1985-2000. To put this data in perspective, the Marshall Plan worked in a similar manner to Official Development Aid (ODA), yet spent a fraction of the amount given to developing countries and successfully rebuilt Europe after World War 2. There are differences between ODA and the Marshall Plan; the Marshall Plan promoted business sector development through economic functions, whereas ODA has primarily targeted government led growth

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    manufactured another railroad associating Nairobi to the nation's port city of Mombasa. In the end, it will achieve Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There's one disadvantage to the undertaking onlookers are calling China's Marshall Plan. The One Belt One Road (OBOR) activity, promoted as a current amusement of the old Silk Road exchanging course, is tied in with accessing new markets for Chinese products. (Delicate power and looking for some kind of employment for Chinese development

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    During the period of the Cold War the United States became involved in global affairs to control areas that seemed dangerous by modernizing and providing economic aid with the hopes of containing communism. In 1947 the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan confirmed the US commitment to keeping Europe free from communism. Then the United States signed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement in April 1949 confirming American willingness to go to war if necessary to protect democracy from communist

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    The correlation I see between Gatsby and the Marshall Plan is The Parrallels of America,Europe,Gatsby,and the party goers. The party goers are like America who are distant to the issues or personalities of Europe or Gatsby. They are disconnected from the real and raw parts of both the War and Gatsby's true self. I also see a distance found in both "The Great Gatsby" and Marshall's statements. Like America and Europe distance and levels of understanding, there is a distinct gap between different classes

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