truman doctrine + marshall plan

(+ cominform, comecon)

what led to the truman doctrine

• west backing king in civil war against greek communists

• worried: greece communist = soviet access to mediterranean sea + middle east

• response to growing communist threat

truman doctrine

• truman promises to support every country threatened by communism

• focusses on containing communism (not getting rid)

name of the policy the truman doctrine led to

containment

soviet response to truman doctrine

cominform 1947

cominform

organisation where communist countries meet to ensure thy are all following same policies

date, reason and outline of marshall plan

1948

extreme politics = popular in poverty + little hope

marshall plan = economic support to european powers (inc behind iron curtain) to buy america products

how much money did the US give to europe in total

$13.15 billion

3 aims of the marshall plan

• creation of market for US goods = boost economy

• aid economic recovery of europe = communism less likely

• unity in europe = stop communism spread

marshall plan success

1953: $17bn given to help europe

• key to west europe recovery (rebuilding etc)

• US economy prospered

• communism less popular

• unity btw countries who accepted

marshall plan failure

unity btw those who accepted

unity btw those who didnt accept

bigger divide between the two

stalin feeling about marshall plan

fear US greater influence on europe

concerned of countries accepting US help - loyalty

stalin response to marshall plan

comecon 1949

comecon

soviet equivalent of marshall aid

not one country supporting others but supposed to be union of equal partners

(reality = decisions in moscow)

what kind of country was yugoslavia

communist but not under stalin

who was yugoslavia’s leader

Tito - no stalin loyalty

what does tito do

defies stalin

takes marshall aid

(relations had been good until then)

what happened when tito did what he did

yugoslavia expelled from cominform

only independent communist state

short term effect of marshall plan

US committment + determination

stalins perspective on some countries change (loyalty)

cemented division on either side of iron curtain

long term effect of marshall plan

sets tone for how US and west will be committed to acting on containment of communism