The cold war develops

Question 1

Truman’s concerns after the war

Answer 1

-Many countries lacked money/ jobs
-Made communism look attractive to people.
-Poland, Hungary etc,= already communist Truman feared this would happen else where

Question 2

Truman doctrine 1947

Answer 2

Speech which he said:
-Countries= communist or capitalist
- USA must contain the spread
-would provide money and troops to help govs combat takeovers

Question 3

Marshall plan 1947

Answer 3

-$13 billion from USA to rebuild europe.
-communism= appealing to those with nothing
USA= offers money to stop people joining communism
Countries must trade with USA= money
Sixteen western countries took the money
Stalin= sees it as an attack

Question 4

Cominform/ communist information Bureau

Answer 4

-1947
-communist parties= all controlled by Moscow
- got rid of any opposition to soviet control
-encouraged countries to block the Marshall plan

Question 5

Comecon/ Council for mutual economic assistance

Answer 5

-1949
-soviet’s marshall plan
-Built up trade links
-prevented comecon countries from signing the MP.
-Comecon= Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland etc.

Question 6

Consequences of C,C,MP,TD

Answer 6

-western europe was now in one place- linked to USA because of MP & communist containment
-Eastern Europe= one camp because of its ties to USSR

Question 7

NATO & its significance

Answer 7

-1949
-Military alliance= USA,Britain,France, Belgium etc.
-if one country attacked= they all did
significance:
-not willing to accept USSR’S aggression
-Warsaw pact= 1955 another military alliance

Question 8

Bizonia

Answer 8

-Britain & USA= joined zones
- not popular= goes against agreement at potsdam conference
- Stalin sees it as USA= making themselves richer

Question 9

Berlin Blockade

Answer 9

-1.5 Million troops= zone
-Eastern Germany= source of food
June 1948 all roads,rails & canals= closed
Soviet= block berlin supply

Question 10

Berlin airlift

Answer 10

• would look weak= draw out of Berlin
  -used airlift
  -26june1948 to 30september1949 = thousands of tonnes were flown in daily