soviet reaction and responce to the marshall plan Flashcards
how did the ussr view the marshal plan
as american ecnomic imperialism
undermining there sphere of influence and security
what was the ussrs responce to the marshall plan
september 1947 they set up the cominform
forced countries under their infuence to deny the aid eg czechoslovakia
how did molotov react to the marshall plan
he walked out of paris confrence in rejection of the terms
when was the comecon set up
jan 1949
when was the zhaonov doctrine
1946
what was the significance of the zandonov doctrine
it was beofre the marshall plan but it refelcted the soviet view point
what was the zandonov doctrine
a soviet cultral policy where the wold is divided into two camps
imperialists(us)v democrats(ussr)
what was the cominforms aim
to strengthen links between communist easten bloc parties
how was the cominform used
it became a soviet dominated org allowing them to direct the communist bloc in terms of forien policy and ecnomic policy
why was the comecon established
to coordinate the economies of the communist countries from 1949-91
what did the comecon do
encoraged specialisation in a way suiting the ussr
formed bilateral trade agreements with (origionaly) bulgaria Czechoslovakia hungry ect who had to be appeased after they were preassured to deny the marshal aid
