Why you think Stalin refused aid under the Marshall Plan?
1 Answer
Various reasons
Explanation:
When it comes to the Marshall plan, there can indeed be many reasons as to why Stalin could've refused, here's some.
Reasons:
A) Stalin saw this as a way for the U.S. to surreptitiously impose their economic system across Europe (as there were "conditions" attached to them), so when the Soviet Foreign minister (Molotov), went on to discuss with other nations the Marshall plan, left when he heard all the details of how the U.S. would be involved. The U.S.S.R. would actually go on to form the Comecon, to counteract the Marshall Plan.
B) Wanted to send a message to all the Soviet Republics when it comes to Capitalism, how would it look if the leader of the Soviet republics accepted a plan that involved capitalism?
C) What if the Marshall plan was just never intended to be accepted by Stalin? After all, it was devised in order for Communism to not spread (example, Greece, Turkey), so it could be simply a reason that the Soviets were never even given a shot at accepting this (seriously).
