Chapter 21: The Cold War "The Marshall Plan Speech" Introduction      You have read that in 1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall, in a speech delivered at Harvard University, proposed the program that became known as the Marshall Plan. Its purpose, he said, was to restore "the confidence of European people in the economic future of their own countries." To learn more about the Marshall Plan, read and analyze his famous speech. Destination Title: The Marshall Plan Speech Web Site Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at The Marshall Plan Speech Web site. Scroll down the Web page, reading and analyzing the information about the Marshall Plan. Answer the following questions. 1. What were the difficulties that Secretary Marshall saw in presenting his plan? 2. What factors were responsible for "the dislocation of the entire fabric of European economy"? 3. Why were European farmers not producing enough food? 4. Select the passage that you feel is at the heart of Secretary Marshall's appeal. Explain why you feel that the passage is significant.