Question

What does Clifford mean when he says, "an enormous vacuum had been left in the free world by the end of World War II?"

Answer 1

Answer:

When the Second World War ended, France was decimated. ... But an enormous vacuum had been left in the free world by the end of World War II, and the Soviet Union was determined to move into that vacuum. Now, that was the basis of the Marshall plan when we were thinking about reviving Europe.