The primary purpose of the marshall plan was to
a) aid the economic recovery of war-torn europe.
b) stop the spread of communism in southeast asia.
c) set up a military alliance of anti communist nations.
d) end the rift between the united states and the soviet union.

The correct answer is A) Aid the economic recovery of war-torn Europe.

The primarely purpose of the Marshall plan was to aid the economic recovery of war-torn Europe.

The Marshall plan was the economic recovery program to help Western Europe after World War II. It was designed by the United States government. Enacted in 1948, the plan considered 15 billion dollars for the reconstruction process of many cities in Western Europe. Secretary of State George C. Marshall considered four years for the implementation of the plan and see results in the reconstruction of basic infrasctucture and normalization of trade in that region of the continent.  

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.