After the United States Proposed the Marshall Plan, Stalin

After the United States proposed the Marshall Plan, Stalin

A) quickly began to strengthen Soviet armed forces.
B) sent representatives to the first meetings, but then withdrew because he realized the Soviets would need to match American funding.
C) countered immediately with his own military alliance, the Warsaw Pact.
D) sent representatives to the first meetings, but then withdrew because of fears that Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe would become tied to the American economy.