The truth of the matter is that Europe’s requirements for the next three or four years of foreign food and other essential products—principally from America—are so much greater than her present ability to pay that she must have substantial additional help or face economic, social, and political deterioration of a very grave character.
Use the passage to answer the question.
This statement refers to what initiative following World War II?
A. Tet Offensive
B. Warsaw Pact
C. Solidarity movement
D. Marshall Plan
D. Marshall Plan
The outcome of the Chinese Civil War led to the implementation of which failed policy?
A. the Revolution of Taiwan
B. the Great Leap Forward
C. the Economic Miracle
D. the 10-year Chinese Industrialization Plan
B. the Great Leap Forward
To answer this question, we need to understand the reference made in the passage and match it with the corresponding initiative following World War II.
The passage mentions that Europe's requirements for the next few years, specifically foreign food and other essential products, were greater than its ability to pay. It states that without substantial additional help, Europe would face economic, social, and political deterioration.
The initiative that provided this substantial help to Europe after World War II is known as the Marshall Plan.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is D. Marshall Plan.