The Cold War Develops

Question 1

Cominform 1947

Answer 1

• Stands for Communist Information Bureau
• Organised all the Communist parties in Europe
• Got rid of any opposition
• Encouraged communist parties to block Marshall Plan assistance.

Question 2

Comecon 1949

Answer 2

• Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
• Built up trade links between Comecon countries
• Also prevented Comecon countries from signing up to the Marshall Plan

Question 3

NATO 1949

Answer 3

• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• Military alliance based around the principle of collective security
• Directed against the Soviet Union

Question 4

The significance of NATO

Answer 4

• Showed that the West was not willing to accept anymore Soviet aggression
• Led to the Warsaw pact 1955

Question 5

West Germany

Answer 5

• Created by the USA, France and Britain’s German Zones
• Angered the USSR as Stalin thought it went against the agreements made at the Potsdam Conference and was not consulted before

Question 6

Berlin Blockade 1948

Answer 6

• The Soviet Union closed all road, rail and canal links into West Berlin to force the Western troupes into leaving.
• Blocked all supplies to Berlin

Question 7

The Berlin Airlift 1948-49

Answer 7

• The allies bring supplies into West Berlin
• 5000-8000 tonnes of supplies every day
• Stalin is forced to open Berlin.
• Confirmed the divide between West and East Germany