The significance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid demonstrate?
A
The USA’s priority was to rebuild Western Europe, and not to cooperate with the USSR
2
Q
The USSR believed the Marshall Plan was an attempt to do what?
A
Divide Europe into two camps
3
Q
How did the USSR react to Marshall Aid?
A
They pressurised countries in EE to reject it by offering them the Molotov Plan of July 1947 instead.
4
Q
What was the Molotov Plan?
A
A series of mutual trading agreements between the USSR and communist states in EE
5
Q
In September 1947, how did the USSR respond to the developments in Western Europe?
A
They created COMINFORM, which imposed the USSR’s control over significant aspects of government in EE
