The first tranche of Marshall Plan funds helped West Germany reform its currency and jump-start a surprisingly rapid economic and political revival. Integral to the Marshall Plan was the Truman administration’s elimination of German debt and reparations. As a result, real output increased by 18.5 percent in 1948 and leveled off at an average … Continue reading The Myth of the Marshall Plan
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