What was the goal of the marshall plan?

D. To rebuild nations destoryed in World War II

The Marshall Plan also called The European Recovery Program,  was the policy of the US to its european allies mainly: France, England, and later the capital German state that formed when WWII came to an end.

As the conflict was a "total war", this reflected on the generalized destruction of cities, infrastructure, roads and almost all territories that needed urgent reconstruction. The Marshall Plan was a series of loans to encourage a rapid revival of European economic, and also served as a meachanism for expanding American influence as emerged a superpower.

The key for reconstructing former devasted lands was also strategically seen as a counter balance of power in a time where communist uprisings could also take place.

The Marshall Plan also increased the trade between the US and Europe and also influenced heavly later the culture of consume and shaped European lifestyles and consumer patterns.

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