The formation of Comecon and Comiform

Question 1

Background info

Answer 1

Stalin was now very suspicious of the USA and wanted to seek revenge by setting up his own economic and political organisations\

He created to organisation called Cominform in 1947
And comecon in 1949

Question 2

Cominform 1947

Answer 2

This organisation made sure that any orders that were given by Stalin in Russia followed in every other Eastern European country

Question 3

How to remember Cominform

Answer 3

Each Eastern European country would have a Cominform office and had to take direct orders from Russia it was a way of sharing ‘INFORMation’

Question 4

Comecon 1949

Answer 4

This organisation make sure no Eastern European countries took money / economic aid from the USA

Any trade had to happen between the communist countries only

The Communist Party took control of the industry in every country, no private industry allowed

Question 5

What was the consequence of Comecon

Answer 5

It made a divide between the economy of capitalism and communism even greater.

This then increased tension between America and the soviet union even more