What Was the Marshall Plan? | History

The Marshall Plan was an example of "good deed foreign policy" designed to rebuild Western European economies in the wake of WWII.
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[@moonlitproductions7182]

I wish there were subtitles. For people who can’t hear and for people like me, who comprehend much faster and efficiently when they have words to follow, allowing double the knowledge absorption. Or something within those lines.

[@aniahenderson]

I agree, but you can put the playback speed to x0.75 to make the speed slower! At least until they add subtitles

[@clipit4503]

@Catharsis Wait you actually wanna write subtitles?

[@gregmize3619]

YES, THEY CAN BE AUTO GENERATED? PLEASE ALLOW!

[@SuperEdo07]

@@gregmize3619 Just hit the CC button

[@ashm2764]

@13 Nguyễn Văn Gia Huy true, although they are pretty on point in this situation

[@twenuaba]

Even though short, this is in summary, the best presentation of the Marshall Plan. Congratulations.

[@jacobhunter6891]

George Marshall definitely deserved that Nobel Peace Prize. What a man!

[@thespartanbeast2212]

Imagine not even being involved in ww2 and still getting aid from the US

[@fillipfairfile801]

debt = power . the aid comes with conditions. do as the joo bankers say or theyll blow you of thevmap using their usa proxy.

[@Elder74]

This marshal plan needs to be paid

[@RIGHT-WING-PMP]

this guy sounds like ben shapiro on helium

[@kento369]

Implying Ben has any bit of a deep voice

[@oisinuskempus7280]

accept HISTORY guy speaks facts and Ben Shapiro lies

[@TheOne-Aslan]

@@oisinuskempus7280 Ben Shapiro doesn't lie

[@oisinuskempus7280]

@@TheOne-Aslan 'white privilege is a myth'

[@TheOne-Aslan]

@@oisinuskempus7280 Oh here we go with the privilege game. Can I tell you something? The left blows it out of the water, and privilege isn't based on race.

[@kamilamagomedova9182]

this guy reminds me of zac efron

[@gabrielaabril456]

Really interesting and smarty pants Zac Efron ;)

[@shannonhenry7608]

Totally

[@raver8558]

More like Benny Shapiro

[@timothykemp7867]

Like, totally

[@helloitsahmed]

back when leaders were actually smart

[@Waiting664]

Usa for humanity

[@karenwhite143]

I was in Germany 1951 t0 1953 as an Army dependent and was personally witness to small areas of help given to the Germans by way of the Marshal Plan, however the information just witnessed gave the cut off date as 1951 and didn't mention Germany as part of the countries helped by the Marshall Plan .

[@sussybaka66699]

he did say West Germany...

[@stunnafan8905]

@@sussybaka66699 mf named sussy baka responding to an elderly woman's comment with an ellipsis

[@joedig.]

who else here forced to watch this for school 💀

[@explodedgrapes4292]

u need SUBTITLES sometimes i have to play back the video like five times just to know what that guy says

[@shaanp9796]

The Smithsonian Channel had closed captions on their videos.

[@BlackParade01]

I understood it just fine

[@michaeltnk1135]

Why?

[@prepucioeconomico3477]

I need subtitles too, bcause i don't speak english but i can write 'n read

[@anthonycaruso8443]

Press cc for closed captions .I cant hear either.

[@CesarGarcia-nd5xz]

The U.S. sends great amount of help vital to the recovery of Europe. Europe: "We should HATE them"

[@kayvan671]

Who said that?

[@williams6206]

Yeah!! I don't know why europeans have a lot of hatre towards americans

[@stuffums]

@@williams6206 There's a lot of "We should be the most powerful empire still, not them" sentiment in France and the UK, and now Russia under Putin

[@notrius7754]

There are two reasons for that 1: Most people are simply dumb and have no idea about geopoltics and history and are often the target of Russian and Chinese propaganda 2: Others have an idea about history and geopoltics, but those are the people that dont want for the US to be a superpower, instead they want their country to be superpower and when others are sending troops, supplies and money to help stabilize them and encourage economical growth they just feel "humiliated" i'll guess.

[@masterchief-vd1xs]

First as shown in the video, this was not only because of pure generosity. This was for economical reasons, too. Mainly probably. Also, we are a bir annoyed of this whole "best country in the world" stuff. Not to mention your military records in the last 50 years.

[@charlesstuart7290]

What was left out is that Marshall plan aid was offered to the Soviet Union - which refused it.

[@oratilefaith]

Best one I’ve seen so far, and I went through a lot👏🏽👏🏽

[@bassinontop3041]

Good video man. Very brief and helps a lot

[@ChinoMakalao]

Beautiful story . We need the Marshall plan/ European recovery act for California:)

[@omairshafiq1998]

LMFAOOO

[@Tboy439]

I've been told since I was a little boy that California would eventually slip off into the ocean. Still waiting........................................

[@John-mf6ky]

If California was a country it'd have the 5th largest economy in the world lol..

[@vader8867]

So Biden is doing a Marshall Plan for Ukraine?

[@thomgrunauer6526]

Great video thank you so much

[@dayax5330]

Best one I’ve seen so far, and I went through a lot

[@liebeateara5385]

Very helpful and understandable ❤️

[@Kayla2fly462]

I played this video like 10 times to answer 7 questions..

[@user-xp3od3es6l]

What are the questions 😉

[@shi5894]

Seems like a personal problem buddy. I'm doing fine

[@Kayla2fly462]

Shiber lover don’t think I asked you

[@user-xp3od3es6l]

but you know 🤪🤪

[@Kayla2fly462]

Rawyah Alshaibi um okay?

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Central to this discussion is George Marshall's early assignment to Vancouver Barracks in Washington State. Whence began a philosophy and faith in the capacity of the United States to field a potent popular fighting force based on native 'TRUE GRIT'.

[@lachypoo]

he looks like zac efron

[@Hahahaha-hq7or]

Thank you for the Video from Germany

[@donaldlyons180]

Good info

[@muhammadmalthuf317]

Thanks

[@hilarygreen2460]

Is there any way you can add correct captions to the video for accessibility purposes? Thanks.

[@sirajimedia3403]

thanks

[@ASHTONLEOKISS]

gotta do this for homework

[@cowboysdontridehorses1252]

thankyou

[@TheVideomaker2341]

They should make a video of the Berlin Airlift if they haven't already.

[@darkchocolate3390]

Really good video by Extra Credits

[@johnnycabb]

he said "the netherlands" like he really hates the dutch

[@user-xp3od3es6l]

Bruh

[@dantaylor7344]

yank, course he hates the Dutch. They hate anyone not American.

[@farhaanj4330]

@@dantaylor7344 I mean they like Canadians who helped citizens during WWII

[@dantaylor7344]

@@farhaanj4330 Nope, yanks hate everyone that isn't from USA.

[@terrypennington2519]

@@dantaylor7344 That is 100% not true

[@apenn4584]

Bruh why did my teacher choose something without subtitles 😔. I mean at least it’s not 15 minutes long though 😩

[@Simonjose268]

Put subtitle bro

[@fdkjgshfjdhsfhjsdfmn]

This presenter has such a nice and elegant accent. 🔥🙌❤️

[@ginesdepasamonte]

I did not see Spain on that list. That makes me wonder about the premise for the classic movie "Bienvenido Mr. Marshal".

[@detectiveofmoneypolitics]

Still watching Frank G Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@santriwijaya]

Terima kasih

[@gopiummanaboyina9754]

It is very nice

[@bluehorseshoe444]

Harry Truman deserves more credit for this

[@boazjohnson9517]

nice

[@florcita72]

Lol Belgium didn’t really receive that much at all though because they didn’t want the help at the beginning and when they went back on their choice there wasn’t much left in the budget.

[@aventureraclette]

Tu devrais écouter Annie Lacroix -Riz sur l'arnaque du plan Marshall... La France n'a jamais vu la couleur d'un billet vert

[@hamspam7647]

Watched video good

[@ryanweaver962]

So many things embedded within stake holder understandings.

[@TazmilyGum]

Simple: a really good song by blue oyster cult.

[@sakeenah3694]

I need the transcript, thank you:)

[@H0neyBees]

same i really needed it. he speaks to fast

[@nicktrevi2990]

In Italy they claim they had an 'Italian Miracle' in the 1960s 🍀 they haven't heard of Marshall Plan

[@alexcaminiti]

You guys should really mix/master this great content a bit louder.

[@muhammadyusra7247]

Thanks Zac Efron

[@xochiluvsyou]

You remind me of Elijah from Vampire Diaries...ANYWAYS BACK TO HOMEWORK.

[@annechildress2721]

❤❤❤❤ my grampa was a MP diplomat in Austria and Japan.

[@sydny.0616]

can anyone tell me the policies of the marshall plan?

[@scoobyduh8878]

Yes, google can

[@microsports2573]

my history teacher is making us watch this

[@Kayla2fly462]

Same

[@shaynebarrett9071]

same

[@marshallhambrick6154]

Your welcome

[@ilikevines]

The US needs to do this with Central America and the Caribbean...

[@seanbrummfield448]

The day that happens is either when the Hispanics finally become the majority in the US.

[@olidojosephd.9054]

The problem was, you can't compare Apples to Oranges. You can't say that if it works on Japan and Europe then it will also work in the Caribbean and Central America. The European and Japanese populations are hardworking and industrious, they have a highly-educated, highly-skilled, and professional labor force that's why when they receive the economic aid and assistance, they utilized it efficiently that's why they effectively rebuilt their economies and overall their countries as well. In Caribbean and Central America? Its a different story. Protestant countries tend to do better economically than Catholic countries but work ethic in Caribbean and Central America is similar to that of the US, Europe and Japan, however, working conditions are different, wages and salaries are low, taxpayers' money are mismanaged and goes to corruption, protectionism and closed economies (they should have learned from authoritarian Singapore and "Communist in name only" China and Vietnam's economic success). After all, throwing out money isn't always the solution to the problem.

[@withyoueverytime9738]

They ain't white so not happening 😭😭

[@Account-jn7xu]

There’s no reason to. The US is going to just give out free money and rebuild foreign countries out of the goodness of their hearts.

[@Account-jn7xu]

@@seanbrummfield448More or less but many Hispanics do end up assimilating, if you don’t count SoCal

[@serendipity_m7256]

Very comprehensive story, but I think there is too much subjectivity at the end, in case of a history video.

[@yoquennawilson4275]

wow

[@omairshafiq1998]

you forgot to add "unfortunately"

[@kollerbrian]

Her is the power of positive thinking, We think for a good reason we NEED TO ACT. Thinking then acting, now that is real success in an about peoples lives. Thing for a better way, Brian K

[@nataliacarvajalramirez3138]

Can someone transcribe what he is saying? i'm not good in english, and i need it for a homework.

[@scipioprime69]

How's your homework?

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Now the EU + UK + North America should be doing a marshal plan for Syria, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. If we boosted their economy and gave them secular education we wouldn't being having our currant problems 15years down the line.

[@DOAHITMAN]

Primarch Alpharius so true

[@ludakapkina9308]

Nationalism in EU is the problem! EU has own money! They forgot who help them to stand up and rebuild the economy. Refugees from the Middle East are the result of their politics!

[@Litany_of_Fury]

EU nationalism is inevitable.

[@deprogramm]

the U.S. invested alot into Afghanistan but it went nowhere. It was easier to fix europe because they are european, much more intelligent than muslims.

[@beterhans]

not possible their culture wont accept

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Mom's brother was killed in battle of the bulge when I was little I asked who her favorite general was she said gen Marshalls then she explained what he did

[@irenan6585]

Bravo! Where is the rest of the picture? This way it sounds tooooooooo 2 dimensional :-)

[@kristenross1766]

im a teacher and i need subtitles NOW! >:(

[@rileybrown5890]

I'm surprised that they're aren't closed captions

[@andrewmaidon9496]

You are suprised that they are are not closed captions is the sentence you wrote here

[@rileybrown5890]

@@andrewmaidon9496 silly silly funny funny, my bad. There**

[@Mwriggles]

wait they sent it to sWItzErlAnd- no way!

[@celinak5062]

2:00

[@Osterbinds]

he looks like zac effort

[@hungrydemoncreations2932]

He looks like my floridian uncle.

[@adamdibenedetto6851]

What is this guy's name? I watch his videos all the time but don't know his name. Anyone?

[@madsbaltazar7578]

i thought u were zac efron

[@maaforat6551]

♥♥♥♥

[@AmenhotepIII1388-]

what a coincidence also my name is George C Marshall

[@dontcare174]

0:22

[@benquinneyiii7941]

The anti Versailles treaty

[@RC19786]

Brill

[@proddavo]

who here cuz of school

[@Bezmenov93]

I'm here cuz school is crumbling down with socialists ideologies, so I'm willing to learn by myself, maybe when u leave school u regain the urge for learning and finding the truth.

[@iexist1738]

Me. There were no captions so I had to sit in the hallway and listen but there were other people so I couldn’t hear. I got 1 question done ;-;

[@ernestocastrejon2378]

Go to other sources, this is shite

[@dontcare174]

:22 tf did u say even in slow motion I dont understand

[@nimbleflock]

he said "by giving foreign aid to countries"

[@joretakirova5466]

I like the video but the satellite countries of USSR are not only Poland and Czechoslovakia. :)

[@JanH.2]

Servus 10d

[@Joey-ct8bm]

Switserland!? You must be kidding me.

[@Hannah_Rose98]

What's the guys name?

[@bluecube1186]

His name is Bootleg Ben Shapiro.

[@manuag3886]

1948

[@marc5226]

Is it just me or does this video depict the Marshall Plan as way too positive and altruistic?

[@TheBucketSkill]

lmfao? was it not positive and altruistic?

[@ernestocastrejon2378]

@@TheBucketSkill well it's debatable, many historians such as William Appleman would say that it was only a way for the United States to implement "dollar imperialism" and basically prove its dominance over western European countries

[@luuchoo93]

Marc Dittmann The US didnt do it as a favor, it was establishing itself as the dominant power in Europe and showing how capitalism was more succesful. But Europe should be thankful that it happen... the modern democratic capitalist rich Europe we know today wouldnt exist if not for the Marshall plan. It would probably be another impoverished underdeveloped communist shithole

[@benn454]

He literally said that the United States also benefited. He mentioned both the boost to the US economy through exports and the political success in containing the spread of communism. Were you not listening? Can our countries not both benefit from things like this? Isn't that what being allies is all about? Would you rather Europe just leeched off the United States? After we sent hundreds of thousands of our sons and daughters to die in YOUR land for YOUR benefit?

[@luuchoo93]

benn454 Europeans tend to conveniently forget their history sometimes. They love to criticize the US, and they completely ignore that the Europe we know today wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the heavy American involvement.

[@nicholasvalentino4378]

Imagine if we used this strategy in Afghanistan.

[@simonhermann6980]

6th??

[@armymangaming2388]

my last name is marshall no joke

[@whatsoeverwhatever3003]

Without Marshall plan there would have been no unified Germany and French economic recovery under Charle d Goll

[@tamannaaktar3798]

WTF DID NONE OF THIS GO IN MY HEAD

[@justinfulk9963]

You don't know me I love him

[@tamannaaktar3798]

@@justinfulk9963 😂okay

[@wrongtarget5523]

2:10, Greece still needs money. Marshall 2.0 in the works?

[@grizzly8356]

LOL. Yeah, Greece has got a lot of debt to pay in Europe. Love to Greece 🇬🇷 🇺🇸

[@Abdirahman_Mohamed]

@@grizzly8356 a lot of debt to Germany as well

[@matthennagersguitarlessons]

The world will have to fall into chaos again before that happens.

[@apenn4584]

Matt Hennager's Guitar Lessons COVID-19😳

[@lStranger]

So we made capitalism appealing by enacting a socialist recovery plan?

[@zintzcalibration]

beautifully said

[@josephcollar5987]

Sorry Europe, your countries are in ruins with no money, rebuild it yourself?

[@alexnowicki286]

Joseph Collar ya they caused the problem they should deal with it, we help Europe too much and we get noting in return even today they disrespect us and we have to increase our military budget to protect Europe so they can have there “free” healthcare

[@matthennagersguitarlessons]

@@alexnowicki286 Say goodbye to the world order! Things will be going back to pre WW1 normalcy. Europe really did spit in our face after everything we did for them.

[@Hawxaw]

Government spending != socialism JFC.

[@bellastarletdog]

Marshall Plan 2.0 need for America right now...we are in a downward spiral.

[@Twiggy163]

We're not far behind in Europe so when you hit rock bottom, look up and move over. We'll see you in a bit.

[@seanbrummfield448]

@@Twiggy163 Just give it back now.

[@Twiggy163]

@@seanbrummfield448 cant. We spent it.

[@seanbrummfield448]

@@Twiggy163 That's why I want to help push an agenda and campaign of getting the money back. We do it all the time, it would work.

[@Twiggy163]

@@seanbrummfield448 the USA already got it back because some of it was a loan. The rest paid for itself in trade and having allies. The USA also used it as leverage in some cases so I dont think its gonna work.

[@wartornbeauty]

America needs a Marshall plan

[@oldrusty6527]

Lucas Kunce is running for Senate with the goal to implement a Marshall Plan for the Midwest.

[@mr.awesome5619]

You guys were sent by your teachers?

[@wasabi3097]

maikati be

[@gamingaj6575]

Why is he recording a cave?

[@verbenametanoia]

this guy looks familiar.... *narrows eyes* he looks like somebody....

[@Sammakko7]

Finland didn’t accept the plan.

[@ernst91]

And now Finland is running to daddy (USA) for help.

[@tatemorpheus337]

Where was Yugoslavia?

[@tatemorpheus337]

@ritemoelaw_books83 I think Yugoslavia was also part of the Marshall plan...

[@pfftt2885]

It got separate American aid after breaking things off with Stalin.

[@jolantad7971]

THAT NEEDED IT or who support US and who we can USE AS A TOOL.

[@yourboyfriend9480]

he Save Euro

[@biloz2988]

Few things that should hv been done and our today would’ve been much better: 1- the Allies not letting Stalin and his army take one inch from Germany 2- Hitler not attacking the USSR, Stalin wouldn’t hv fought him back 3- the British did not give the Belfour Promise, The Middle East would hv been heaven for tourists from everywhere

[@masterchief-vd1xs]

1 and 2 is a bit far off reality. The whole point of ww2 was fighting the Communists in the east

[@nicktrevi2990]

Marshall - destined to shape European history by marshaling American policymaking