Briefly explain how ONE event or development in the period 1945 to 1980 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Gaddis’ interpretation.

The Marshall Plan, first proposed in 1947 and enacted in 1948, was a U.S. program established to attract European countries into aligning with the United States and halt the spread of communism.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.

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