Cominform & Comecon Flashcards
1
Q
What was Cominform short for?
A
The Communist Information Bureau
2
Q
When was Cominform set up?
A
1947
3
Q
Why was Cominform set up?
A
To co-ordinate communist parties throughout Europe
4
Q
What was Cominform a response to?
A
The Truman Doctrine
5
Q
Cominform ensured that the Soviet satellite states…
2
A
… followed Soviet aims in foreign policy
… introduced Soviet style economic policies like collectivism of agriculture and state control of industry
6
Q
What was Comecon short for?
A
The Council for Mutual Assisstance
7
Q
When was Comecon formed?
A
1949
8
Q
What was Comecon in response to?
A
Marshall Aid
9
Q
What was Comecon meant to do?
A
Provide financial support for countries in Eastern Europe
10
Q
How was Comecon used?
A
- To control the economies of the Eastern bloc
- Made satellite states have economic specialisation so they couldn’t be self sufficient
- Gave SU access to their resources
