7. Cominform And Comecon Flashcards
What was Stalin’s response to the Truman doctrine?
Full name
When set up
Cominform
Communist information bureau
1947
Truman doctrine
What was Stalin’s response to the Marshall plan?
Full name
When
Comecon , council of mutual assistance
1949
Econ is in the name so against Marshall
What was the purpose of Comecon
Supposed snd Reality
3 things (what did East Germany and Czech do), Romania Hungary and Bulgaria )
Supposed to be a way Su could financially support countries in eastern bloc, in reality it was used to
- To Control and coordinate economies or these states
- give Su access to resources
- force certain countries to focus on a specific industry such as heavy industry for CZECH SND EAST GERMANY, whereas others did other.
Romania Bulgaria Hungary on food and raw materials
Why was Comecon formed? (Like why not Marshall )
So members could trade with each other rather than trading with the west, as Stalin banned communist countries from accepting Marshall aid
How was the su benefiting from Comecon?
As it favoured the su most and provided it with a market to sell goods and guarantee a cheap supply of raw materials to the su, at any time they could change what they wanted even at that countries demise …
What was cominform?
An organisation to coordinate communist governments in Eastern Europe
What did cominform actually do?
2 things
1) ensured states followed soviet aims in foreign policy
2) introduced soviet style economies like collectivisation of agricultural again and state control of industry for example
(Coordinates governments)
Ran meetings and sent out instructions to communist governments about what the su wanted them to d
How was the su involved in the base of cominform?
As it was originally based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but was then moved to Bucharest, Romania in 1948 after the su expelled Yugoslavia
Where would all cominform meme era regularly meet?
Moscow
What was the reality of Comecon?
All decisions were made in Moscow despite it officially being a union of equal partners where members were to work together
What did they in terms of Tito and purging
Used organisation to purge a h members who disagreed with Moscow, like Tito, and expelled him from comi form in 1948. As a result, Yugoslavia were the only country to receive Marshall aid from the eastern bloc, beneath the iron Curtain now…
