Due to the devastation of WWII the Marshall plan was to help rebuild western Europe economically and financially, because the US wasn't neutral in the war anymore.<span />
This is true, not having a navy has shown itself to be a weakness of many nations/civilizations in the past. And there are also good reasons why this is so. Not having a navy strongly impacts a civilizations ability to maneuver around certain points and go around them. It also limits the ability to trade with other natons. Not to mention the additional value of having the firepower of ships (those that had cannons later on at least).
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By using popular media like newspapers and magazines to focus on the "ugly" facts that were often concealed by businesses and governments, they influenced people to push for social reforms.
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