"in considering the requirements for the rehabilitation of europe the physical loss of life, the visible destruction of cities, factories, mines, and railroads was correctly estimated, but it has become obvious during recent months that this visible destruction was probably less serious than the dislocation of the entire fabric of european economy…. aside from the demoralizing effect on the world at large and the possibilities of disturbances arising as a result of the desperation of the people concerned, the consequences to the economy of the united states should be apparent to all. it is logical that the united states should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace." - excerpt from the marshall plan (1948) what cold war policy would the marshall plan support? a) domino theory b) flexible response c) policy of containment d) mutually assured destruction

1. describe events that explain the border differences between these maps. use information from the maps and the lesson in your response. use complete sentences. 2.besides land, what did the united states gain from expansion? use information from the maps and the lesson in your response. use complete sentences. 3. people disagree whether the united states should have gone to war against mexico. should the united states have declared war? consider information from the lesson and maps to explain your claim with at least two reasons. the united states _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. a second reason is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. reporter mcquill mentions your claim will be stronger if you respond well to someone who disagrees with you. use this framework to challenge a counterclaim. even though some people think that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The holocaust of world war ii resulted in a) the nazis effectively used propaganda to gain and hold power in germany. b) ethnic regimes carried out mass devastation. c) deporting all european jews to the island of madagascar. d) the systematic mass slaughter of european jews and and others in nazi concentration camps during world war ii.

Why did some people support supply-side economics and others opposed it? it addressed the supply of goods and ignore demand. it called for large tax cuts for the wealthy. forigen production played a significant role in the plan. the program called for increased government spending.