ocr: Help For Democracy. In 1947the Marshall Plan was announced. This plan gave aidto countries trying to recover from World War II. Much of the aid was in the fom offood,fuel, and farming equipment. The plan lasted from 1947 until 1952, during which time the Jnited States sent about $13billion in aid. - Although all European.countries were offeredaid, those countries associated with the Soviet Union refused any fom of help.
