Western Europes Rise After WW2

1.) In 1945, Western Europe appeared to have destroyed itself, physically, economically, and psychologically. Carefully distinguish and give appropriate weight to the reasons why it was able, in less than twenty years, to rise like a phoenix from the ashes. First and foremost, a great deal of Europe’s success would not have happened without its initial aid from the United States. After helping destroy so much of the continent, the U.S. pumped billions and billions …

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