The main way in which the Marshall Plan impacted the European economy in the post-World War II era was by providing billions of dollars of aid to make sure that Europe didn't fall into the kinds of conditions that lead to tyrannical leaders.
They offered defensive positions and safety to the people. They were also where the Lord lived and where the lord was is where the money was. Thus trade and economic prosperity happened around the castle. Many trades were needed to support the lord and his castle. The lords army had to be equipped and fed. Thus markets and tradesmen were needed to support the lord and his castle.
We refer to World War one as Total War, because this term describes a war in which countries or nations mobilize and force to the limit all their available resources, be they human, military, industrial, agricultural, natural, technological , scientists, or of any other kind, to totally destroy the ability of another country or nation to engage in a war, and this was what happened in the First World War.
He demanded peace and prosperity.
