The Comecon Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Comecon
A
1949
2
Q
Why was the Comecon created
A
The Marshall plan could destroy the buffer zone
Countries might take Marshall aid because they’re weak and then reject communism
3
Q
What does the Comecon stand for
A
Council for mutual assistance
4
Q
What happened at the Comecon
A
Control of each economy was given to USSR
Moscow now made decision for all states the USSR could access and use all resources from each state
countries specialise in certain industries to share with other states Czechoslovakia and East Germany = steel
Romania, hungry and Bulgaria = farming in food
