The primary goal of the marshall plan was to
a) ensure that the united states would be the first country to reach the moon.
b) provide millions of dollars in loans to countries around the world.
c) secure european allies for the united states after world war ii.
d) stop the increasing soviet influence in cuba.

C is correct.

Explanation: B is right (of course) ...Marshall plan was an offer of aid to European countries (not to other countries) including USSR. Marshall plan (1946-1947) was a plan prepared at the time when the Cold war was slowly commencing (in "Fulton Speech", 1946, Churchill mentioned "Iron Curtain"). It was an attempt to help and initiate some sort of coperation but, of course, there were deep ideological differences and Truman, Kennan, Marshall and others knew it. In Czechoslovakia there was an agreement about acceptance of American offer but after consultations with Moscow (proof of Czechoslovakian submissive and permissive attitude) Czechoslovakia decided not to send delegation to negotiations (1947). Czechoslovakia was the last country that refused. That was the beginning of the Cold war. In 1949 NATO came into being.

the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

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