The Marshall Plan: Section 2: Fixing Europe Summary

How Do You Fix Europe After Blowing Half Of It Up?

  • Marshall allows that yeah, you can see the physical destruction, but you can't see the destruction of the economy.
  • Really, according to him, destruction started before the war. In fact, preparation for war helped destroy economies across Europe.
  • Economic ties between countries vanished. Because that's what happens when people shoot at each other.
  • Recovery for Europe is going to take both longer and more effort than we thought.