The Cominform

Question 1

When was the Cominform

Answer 1

1947

Question 2

What was the Cominform in response to

Answer 2

The Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan

Question 3

Why was the Cominform created

Answer 3

The Truman doctrine had now officially divided east and west and created clear rivalry between the two
The idea that funding might be accepted by the satellite states scared Stalin. He feared his buffer zone would fall apart

Question 4

What is Cominform short for

Answer 4

Communist information bureau

Question 5

What was the cominform set up to coordinate

Answer 5

The communist parties of Europe

Question 6

What did the cominform do

Answer 6

All governments should follow central USSR policies
Introduced more communist models in satellite economies.
Each country had to nationalise all industry and collectivise agriculture. All farms were state run and ordinary people had very limited access to food
collectivisation
Any disobedient politicians were banned from the Cominform meaning USSR had control of every decision