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Economic, military and political superpowers.
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Nato was created in ___, and since the USSR did not form the _____ ____ until ____, this significantly challenged soviet dominance in Europe
1949
Warsaw Pact
1955
As a mark of goodwill to his allies, Stalin abolished the comintern in (___)
1943
After communist governent was established in Hungary in (___), all other parties were banned in (___)
1947
1949
The USSR ended rationing in (____), with rationing remaining in place in the UK until (___)
1947
1954
In 1951, the USSR had positioned ____ military divisions in Eastern Europe, compared to NATOs __ military divisions.
175
35
By 1953, the USSR spent __% of its budget on the military
12%
The Red Army provided its military equiptment such as the newer ____ tank and ____ rifles as well as military advisors during the Korean war (____-__)
T-34/38
AK-47
1950-53
Workers in Leningrad had to contribute __ hours a month onto of their shifts to help rapidly industrialise.
30
In the Fourth five year lan (1946-50), heavy industry received __% of all spending.
85%
The USSR was technologically as advanced as the US as in ____, it tested its first nuclear weapon.
1949
In 1950, the USSR produced __ million tons of coal, compared to the USA, which produced only __ million tons.
50
46
Russian economic strength allowed it to force Eastern states to reject the _____ ____ in (___), and establish its rival, _____ in (____)
Marshall Plan
1947
COMECON
1949
In (___), Stalin was forced to call off the Berlin Blockade after ___ days
1949
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It can be argued that the USSR was not a superpower as it failed to meet the needs of its own people for example, ______ wasn’t allocated to peasants, and rationing only ended in ____
electricity
1947
In ____, __ ______, the pro-western foreign minister of _____ was defenestrated in Prague
1948
Jan Marasyk
Czechoslovakia
The _____ was founded (___) as a way of coordinating the different ofshoot communist parties and governments, increacing ideological cohesion.
Cominform
1947
Moscow-trained communists had gained political control of East Germany by ____
1946
Beria ordered the Katyn Forest Massacre (___) to execute _______ polish officers and intelligentsia to try to prevent polish nationalism
1939
22,000
Soviet forces waited east of the Vistula for __ days for the Nazis to crush the nationalist __ army during the Warsaw uprising
63
AK
Stalin did not hold a party conference until ___, further evidence of his absolute political control and authority.
1952
_____ ______ an anti-fascist war hero was shot as a leader of the Polish underground in ____
Witold Pilecki
1948
In 1953, the USSR was one of only _ nations to have have nukes, which was obtained in ____
3
1949
In 1950, USSR was estimated to have an army of ___ ______ men, compared to the US __ _____ men
5.5 million
4.5 million
When the UN was established in ____, the USSR was made a permanent member of the security council
1945
The ___ _____ ( ___ ___) was sent by the American Ambassador Georges Kennan urging Truman to take action against the spread of communism in Europe.
Long telegram
Feb 1946
When did Churchill warn of an Iron Curtain?
March 1946
The _____ _____ in (____ ___) committed the US to a policy of containment
Truman Doctrine
March 1947
When was the Marshall Plan set out?
June 1947
Name the one eastern nation that broke away from Soviet control (____)
Yugoslavia
1948