By raising the standard of living in these nations, citizens did not look elsewhere to relieve their economic struggles (Hogan). After Czechoslovakia fell to communism in 1948, no other European nation fell to (constitutional) communism. There is propaganda from this period, such as that in the appendix, which suggests that the Marshall Plan was successful in preventing communism from spreading to the economies of Western Europe (Clare). A German politician praised Marshall, saying, "The Marshall Plan contributed directly to Europe's economic recovery, the restoration of morale, and the containment of communism" (Wallace). Word Count: 558 Section C: Evaluation of Sources Machado, Barry. Usable Past: The Marshall Plan and Postwar Reconstruction Today. Published in 2007 by Barry Machado, the book In Search of a Usable Past: The Marshall and Postwar Reconstruction Today documents a study aimed at "establishing the relevance for contemporary postwar reconstruction programs of an experimental system." foreign policy conceived and executed in the late 1940s and early 1950s." Machado professionally documents this study and analyzes the study for consideration as a policy like the Marshall Plan could succeed in modern politics. Machado received his doctorate in education from Northwestern in 1957, indicating the accuracy of this work. the Marshall Plan was launched, so the facts used in this work are accurate. This book is of great value to this investigation as it contains information relating to each part of the investigation plan. The book examines what the purpose of the Marshall Plan was. and contains a chapter specifically designed to analyze the success of...... middle of paper ......Western Europe. Based on the evidence presented in this investigation, the Marshall Plan was successful in achieving this goal. The second goal of the Marshall Plan was to prevent the spread of communism to Western European countries. Although no country fell to communism after the implementation of the Marshall Plan, this investigation does not contain sufficient evidence to support responsibility for the plan. preventing the spread of communism in Western European countries. Both goals of the Marshall Plan were achieved, but it is unclear to what extent the Marshall Plan achieved its second goal, preventing the spread of communism, due to the lack of evidence to suggest that the Marshall Plan was responsible for prevention. Overall, the Marshall Plan was a huge success for the United States.: 148