Many Anti-Federalists preferred a weak central government because they equated a strong government with British tyranny. Others wanted to encourage democracy and feared a strong government that would be dominated by the wealthy. They felt that the states were giving up too much power to the new federal government.
The primary aim of the Marshall Plan was "<span>b. to provide aid to the devastated countries of Europe," since the US believed that doing so would help these nations resist the spread of communism. </span>
