Question

Which of these was NOT a component of the Marshall Plan?


  A) reconstruction of war-torn European cities



  B) investment in heavy industry in war damaged countries

  C) the creation of a unified European currency to facilitate trade

  D) providing aid to European economies to prevent the spread of Communism

Answer 1

C) a unified European currency did not come about until the creation of the Euro -- instituted as an "invisible" currency in 1999 for trading but not available for common use (i.e., as a physical currency) until 2002.