Studied by 2 people
(+ 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
