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Question 1

Long telegram (5)

Answer 1

•feb 1946
• said USSR viewed the west as hostile
• USSR’s foreign policy seen as aggressive
• led to: Truman doctrine, abandonment of isolationism and, development of USA’s containment foreign policy
• Novikov said us foreign policy based on economic imperialism

Question 2

Iron curtain speech (4)

Answer 2

• March 1946
• Dilivered by Churchill- direct attack on Soviet policies
• Commended the Soviet expansion in eastern Europe
• Soviets response- just strengthening borders

Question 3

Greek civil war (5)

Answer 3

•1946
•Britan pulled out it’s backing to the anti-communists in Feb 1947 due to costs
•March 1947 $300 m aid sent by USA
• USSR didn’t help the Greek communists

Question 4

Cominform (4)

Answer 4

•september 1947
•Stalin convinced that the USA was planning an anti Soviet alliance
•Purpose= to unite the actions of communist groups so the communist party- functioned as a united whole
•It was a response to the Marshall plan

Question 5

Comecon (3)

Answer 5

• to provide economic aid to communist countries
•Gave Stalin power over eastern Europe
•Meant to rival Marshall plan but Communist countries didn’t have enough money

Question 6

Marshall plan (4)

Answer 6

•5th June 1947
•Lasted 5 years, brought $13.5 b to 16 West European countries
•Brought about a device of containment and dollar imperialism
•Stalin accused the USA of using the plan to dominate Europe- believed it was used to stop spread of communist movements eg France 1947 had 1.7 m communist party- members

Question 7

Berlin blockade (4)

Answer 7

•June 1948
•The day after the Deutsche mark was introduced, the soviets blocked all road and tail routes into western zones + into west Berlin
•Stalin said if the western powers don’t leave west Germany then west Berlin will starve- General clay and Bevin thought this wasn’t an option so sent provisions through airlifts
•230,000 tonnes of supplies dilivered in April 1949 at it’s peak

Question 8

NATO

Answer 8

•April 1949
•Was to settle international disputes
1955- West Germany joined NATO and Stalin made Warsaw pact to counteract this

Question 9

Bizona + currency reform (3)

Answer 9

•june 1948- Deutsche mark introduced
•Bizona- Jan 1947
•Was a fundamental factor in dividing Germany