Cold war: Marshall Plan And NATO Flashcards
What was the Truman Doctrine and why did it happen
When was it
A speech to announce the Marshall plan
Announces the start of the Cold War
12 March 1947
What was the Marshall Plan and why did it happen
When did it happen
$17 billion of economic aid given to European countries who rejected communism
Prevent the spread of communism whilst they were struggling after WWII
April 1948
What was the Dollar Imperialism and why did it happen
The belief which Stalin had about the USA trying to use money and economic advantage to divide Europe
How he described the Marshall Plan
What was Cominform and why did it happen
When did it happen
Way for Stalin to control satellite states and prevent them from joining the West responding to the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid
22 September 1947
What was Comecon and why did it happen
When did it happen
Provides trade and credit agreements within the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.
Stalins response to the Marshall plan
25 January 1949
What was NATO and why was it set up
When did this happen
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation including the USA and its allies
Prevents sockets invading smaller countries as it would then also involve America and other larger countries
April 1949
What was the Warsaw Pact and why did it happen
When did it happen
Way to connect the Eastern European countries military to prevent US invasion and in retaliation to NATO
May 1955
What were the three short term causes and the trigger for the Berlin blockade
Soviet representatives walked out of the Allied Control Commission (ACC) calling it unworkable
Allied zones were given Marshall Aid making west Germany look substantially better than east Germany as the living standards improved
Trizonia was formed with French British and American zones in Germany unite
The Deutschmark was made as a new currency having more value than the East German currency so many East German people exchanged for the more value
How did the soviets react
Stalin felt like he was being ganged up on to make east Germany bankrupt and in retaliation he blockaded all of Berlin.
When was Berlin blockaded
24th June 1948
During the airline how much food and fuel were needed to be delivered each day and what happened on New Years Eve
4000 tonnes per day
6000 tonnes on New Years Eve “48
How many casualties did the Berlin airlift cause
How did this look on the soviets
79
Humiliating as they had failed to keep Berlin and went back to their own zone
