... problems c?n be solved ?lone. (DeLong)" In the first two post-World W?r II ye?rs the U.S. contributed through this pl?n, ?bout four billion doll?rs ? ye?r to relief ?nd reconstruction. The M?rsh?ll Pl?n continued these flows ?t comp?r?ble r?tes ?nd w?s ? multi-ye?r commitment. From 1948 to 1951, the U.S. contributed $13.2 billion to Europe?n recovery. $3.2 billion went to the United Kingdom, $2.7 billion to Fr?nce, $1.5 billion to It?ly, ?nd $1.4 billion to the Western-occupied zones of Germ?ny (DeLong). ?n ?stounding $15.5 billion h?d been provided to Europe before the M?rsh?ll pl?n w?s en?cted (Wegs, 66). The ?v?il?bility of M?rsh?ll Pl?n ?id g?ve Europe?n countries ? pool of resources th?t could be used to cushion the we?lth losses sust?ined in restructuring. Countries th?t received l?rge ?mounts of money from the M?rsh?ll Pl?n invested more. Countries could buy the ?mounts of co?l, cotton ?nd petroleum needed (?ll of these ...

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