http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/cornell-university Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:44:12 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:44:12 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1287/cornell-and-the-marshall-plan-1947-1951 By Laurent Ferri - “The U.S. must provide leadership, as it did in the rebuilding of Europe after World War II. Sixty years ago… on June 5, 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall, speaking at a Harvard Commencement, suggested the need for a massive program of aid and redevelopment for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan. In his speech, General Marshall said: “Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.” And he stressed that the plan for European recovery had to be a joint one, involving the nations of... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1287/cornell-and-the-marshall-plan-1947-1951