Economic Cooperation Act of 1948

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Economic_Cooperation_Act_of_1948
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Economic_Cooperation_Administration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Marshall_Plan
gptkbp:dateEnacted April 3, 1948
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalSignificance countered spread of communism in Europe
helped rebuild European economies after WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:purpose provide aid to Western Europe after World War II
gptkbp:receivedAidFrom gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:West_Germany
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Mutual_Security_Act_of_1951
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:totalAidAmount over $12 billion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mutual_Security_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4