How the marshall plan and soviet response increased tensions between the superpowers

Marshall plan was a series of economic aids introduced by USA to her allies and to spread the democracy, capitalism and American influence over the globe.

In addition, it was primarily designed to help European countries reconstruct after the end of the Second World War. it was an important part of US policy to contain the spread of communism.

When the Marshall plan was introduced, Russia and her communist allies began to provide aid to Asian and African nations on their own and the result was a heavy polarisation of the world where either usa or soviets ended up.meddling in the internal affairs of many countries. Eventually this intensified the cold war.

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