Which policy provided money and aid to rebuild Western Europe after World War II?

• A. Marshall Plan
• B. Militarism
• C. National Markets
• D. Manifest Destiny

Answer: (A)

The essential idea is recognizing the postwar aid program that funded reconstruction in Western Europe. That program is the Marshall Plan, formally known as the European Recovery Program. It was launched after World War II to rebuild economies, infrastructure, and industry in Western Europe by providing substantial financial aid and loans. The aim was not only to restore growth and stability but also to reduce fear of economic collapse that could fuel extremism, aligning Western Europe with U.S. interests during the early Cold War. That focus on economic aid to rebuild makes it the best fit.

The other options don’t match because militarism centers on building and using military power, not economic aid for reconstruction; national markets would refer to economic systems or policies about trade and production, not a U.S. aid program; Manifest Destiny is a 19th-century idea about U.S. expansion, unrelated to postwar Europe reconstruction.