How was the United States’ policy of containment after World War II related to the development of the Marshall Plan?
If the United States could contain the USSR and stop it from trading with other nations, the Marshall Plan would be successful.
By containing the growth of the USSR’s economy, the United States could use the Marshall Plan to stop the spread of capitalism.
The USSR could only be contained within its borders by military force, so the Marshall Plan built up the American military.
The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of communism.