Why did the united states devise the marshall plan, which gave about $13 billion in grants and loans to nations in western europe? to provide food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, and money to jump-start economic growth to gain more control by installing communist governments and police states and by crushing political and religious dissent to support free peoples who were resisting attempted conquest by armed minorities or by outside pressures

The correct answer is A) to provide food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, and money to jump-start economic growth.

The United States devise the Marshall Plan, which gave about $13 billion in grants and loans to nations in Western Europe to provide food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, and money to jump-start economic growth.

The European Recovery Program or Marshall Plan sent help to Western European countries after the destruction and consequences generated by World War II. Secretary of State George C.Marshall drafted the plan that sent almost $14 billion dollars to reconstruct cities, provide food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, and money to jump-start economic growth in Western Europe. The plan also was intended to stop any help from the Soviet Union that wanted to spread Communism in different parts of Europe.