Cominform and Comecon

Question 1

Cominform was….

Answer 1

Set up in 1947 to ensure all communist countries followed the same Soviet foreign policy.

Question 2

Comecon was…..

Answer 2

Set up in 1949 to introduce Soviet style economies to all communist countries. This allowed Stalin to control all the economies, including what they produced, how much they sold it for and who to.

Question 3

Which countires were affected by Comecon and Cominform?

Answer 3

Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany.