Answer:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section8/
Explanation: Odyssey Books 15 - 16, i think thats where you'll find it. (Copy and Paste)
The renaissance made a big deal
Answer:
It was a plan of the United States for rebuilding the allied countries of Europe after World War II. One of the main reasons this was done was to stop communism.
Explanation:
In addition to economic redevelopment, one of the stated goals of the Marshall Plan was to halt the spread communism on the European continent.
They did that to prove that they mean business and that they are mean.
I am doing it for points because it just so happened you asked me not to. :)