The Marshall Plan was an act with which the United States tried to help the Western European countries after the end of the World War II. With this act, the United States provided 12 billion US dollars for the Western European nations, a sum that would roughly account for around 100 billion dollars in the present. The reason for this was to help the Western European countries to recover from the war, to rebuild themselves, and get back on track with their economies. It was an act of big generosity, and the Western European countries did found it very helpful, quickly recovering from the war and getting back on track with their development.
