1.2: Development Of The Cold War Flashcards
What did Kennan’s long telegram say?
The soviot union intended to spread communism
Why was Truman worried about the spread of communism in Europe?
Because the soviots would not need to start a war to get countries communist, rather influence the disconnected European people after the destructiveness of WW2
What caused Truman to take action in Europe eventually causing the Marshall plan?
Britan was near bankrupt and aid to other countirres was becoming near immpossible
-in 1947 Britan announced it could no longer support the Greek goverment against communist guerrillas
In a speech dilivered to congresss who much aid did. Truman promise to give Greece and Turkey?
400 million
What did the Truman doctrine bascially say?
Choosing democracy over communsit was like choosing good v evil
-communism can’t be aloud to grow-prepared to send troops and economic aid to those countries trying to resist it
What was the Marshall plan?
A practical outcome of the Truman doctrine, providing economic aod to war-torn countries to stop communism taking over Europe.
What was the condition that would allow the Marshall plan would be offered to the soviot satelite states?
The countries woukd have to agree to a thorough review of their finances-they knew Stalin woukd refuse- East Europe don’t benifit from Marshall plan
What is ‘dollar imperialism’?
Soviot view that USA was building an economic empire in Europe.
What was the Truman doctirne and Marshall plan’s impact on relations (soviot-us)?
- no grand alliance(confirmed’
- Starlin’ west suspicions confirmed-evidence of trying to crush the soviot union
- Marshall plan caused West European countries into supporing the USA
- Starlin sets up his own economic plan-Comecon
What was comiform?
A political organisations made out of Satellite states. -it gave Stalin a way of directing and controlling the goverments of the satellite states
What was Comecon?
Economic alternative to the Marshall plan for communist states
