Multiple choice NATO and the Marshall Plan were established to counter the perceived threat of growing communist influence counter free market advocates in the US and Britain counter decolonization movements in Africa and Asia counter the growing power of developing countries in the UN Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation NATO was a military alliance and the Marshall Plan was an economic aid program, both designed by the United States to stabilize Western Europe and prevent the spread of Soviet communist influence after WWII.