Question

What was George C. Marshall’s role in the Allied effort during World War II?

A. He often mistreated the Allied troops under his command, but the soldiers respected him for his military toughness.
B. He used his sense of efficiency to streamline the operations of the Allied forces, resulting in the Allied victory in Europe.
C. He used his family fortune to buy more tanks and armaments when the war effort broke the US Army’s budget in 1944.
D. He led the Allied forces to victory and then guided them in rebuilding war-torn Europe, ensuring a lasting peace.

Answer 1

The correct option is answer D.

Answer 2

D. He led the Allied forces to victory and then guided them in rebuilding war-torn Europe, ensuring a lasting peace.

Marshall led the deployment of the United States and Ally forces which ensured that they were strategic in the war. He also presided over the European Recovery Program, ERP which came to be named the Marshall plan to rebuild Europe