President Harry and Secretary of State George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan to Congress in 1947. Choose the option that best summarizes the purpose of this plan. To create a military alliance with Western Europe to fight against Soviet aggression To halt all trade with the Soviet Union and to encourage European nations to do the same To provide financial support to rebuild European countries and halt the spread of communism after World War II To provide financial and military assistance to any country around the world resisting communist aggression
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