The United States will loan money to European nations to help them rebuild their economy Containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Deterrence

1<br />The problem is asking us to identify the correct term that describes the United States' policy of lending money to European nations to help them rebuild their economies after World War II. <br /><br />## Step 2<br />The options provided are: Containment, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Deterrence. <br /><br />## Step 3<br />The Truman Doctrine was a policy that aimed to contain the spread of communism, but it did not involve lending money to European nations. <br /><br />## Step 4<br />Deterrence is a military strategy aimed at preventing an enemy from initiating an attack by maintaining a credible threat of retaliation. It does not involve lending money to European nations.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. This policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam. It did not involve lending money to European nations.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program, was an American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $12 billion (approximately $130 billion in 2016 US dollars) in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II. The plan aimed to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again.