But on an april morning in 1959, i heard a mother of four, having coffee with four other mothers in a suburban development fifteen miles from new york, say in a tone of quiet desperation, “the problem.” and the others knew, without words, that she was not talking about a problem with her husband, or her children, or her home. suddenly they realized they all shared the same problem, the problem that has no name.

On what political idea did president truman base the marshall plan? as economic aid increased in europe, the friendship of nations with the united states would increase. as peace throughout the world increased, the threat of another world war would decrease. as prosperity in europe increased, the threat of communism spreading would decrease. as the power of capitalism increased in europe, stalin's power in the soviet union would decrease.