Evolution Of East West Rivarly Flashcards
Who put up the iron curtain?
Churchill
Why was the iron curtain put up?
To stop USSR attempting to spread its influence across eastern Europe to increase their power
What was the iron curtain?
An invisible line to so,it Europe into two between the east and the west
How did soviet expansion increase in Eastern Europe?
The soviets made it difficult for non-communists to gain power by rigging elections and arresting and executing opponents
What was the policy in 1947 that opposed communism?
The Truman doctrine
What was the Truman doctrine?
A policy of containing communism to stop it spreading
What was the Marshall plans aims?
a plan to help Europe recover from the Second World War to stop people from turning to communism
Support the containment of communism within Eastern Europe
What were the results of the Marshall plan?
Allowed countries to rebuild their economies and standard of living
The American economy benefitted
Communism became less popular in Western Europe
What was Stalin’s response to the Truman doctrine?
He set up cominform to ensure unity in Eastern Europe
What was Stalin’s response to the Marshall plan?
Created Comecon, a soviet alternative to Marshall aid
Why was Yugoslavia a problem for Stalin?
1948, Tito accepted Marshall aid.
Yugoslavia was the only communist country to accept Marshall aid from the usa
It was a communist country not behind the iron curtain
When was the Berlin blockade?
June 1948
What was the Berlin blockade?
Stalin blocked all transport links into West Berlin
What was the Western response to the Berlin blockade?
British and American planes began delivering supplies to West Berlin which resulted in the Berlin airlift
As a result stalin ended the blockade
What were the consequences of the blockade?
pushed the two sides to the brink of war and the relationship between east and west were worsened
NATO was set up in 1949 to support and protect Western Europe
Stalin responded in the Warsaw Pact six years later
