Marshall plan was also knows as European Recovery Program. It was the plan offered by USA to rebuild the economy of the allied countries after the World War Two.
One of the main reasons why it was offered was to prevent the countries from falling prey to communism. It was enacted in 1948 and gave more that 15 billion dollars to the allies. President Harry Truman signed it on April 3, 1948 and it helped 16 Europeans countries including Netherlands, Belgium,France and Britain.
After the second world war US had no intention too sent its troops into Eastern Europe where Soviet Union was supporting guerrilla movements and occupying countries. So It pursued the policy of granting aid too various countries so as to prevent a communist takeover and confine the communism to its current borders. This policy came to be known as Truman doctrine.
And with the Marshall plan it advanced the Truman doctrine by announcing the the humanitarian aid was the sole purpose of the Marshall plan. It also offered aid to the the communist countries of East Europe.
The primary economic and political conditions following world war 1 that encouraged dictatorships were sinking economies and harsh reparations imposed on Germany for starting the war. These conditions led to humiliation that facilitated the rise of dictators who "took charge".
Many Christian cities used some of the taxes to maintain their churches and run their own organizations. Later, the Umayyads were criticized by some Muslims for not reducing the taxes of the people who converted to Islam.
