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Edwin Marcus. "While The Shadow Lengthens," March 14, 1948.
On June 5, 1972, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the announcement of the Marshall Plan, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt (1913-1992) delivered an address at Harvard University commemorating Marshall's speech. After reviewing the significance of the Marshall Plan and the programs it fostered for European recovery and development, Brandt announced the creation of a Marshall Plan memorial--The German Marshall Fund of the U.S. In his speech, Brandt called the fund "an expression of our special gratitude for the American decision in 1947 not to keep us out." The fund was established to promote American-European study and research projects. It also funds exchange programs for American and German scholars.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What words were used by Willy Brandt describe Europe as a consequence the world wars?
What do the Germans plan to give the U.S. in return?
Is this document for or against the Marshall Plan? Explain.
WITH THE REMAINING TIME, DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP THE FOLLOW: Did the content of this document increase Cold War tensions? If so, who is to blame and how so
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