2.4 How did Stalin respond to the Marshall Plan?

Question 1

were the countries behind the iron curtain allowed to accept marshall aid

Answer 1

no, stalin issued clear instructions that no country behind the curtain could accept american aid

Question 2

what did stalin see the marshall plan as

Answer 2

• attempt by the usa to gain greater influence in europe
• an example of us dollar imperialism
• usa using wealth to gain support and power and to secure the position of capitalism
• stalin believed that countries which accepted marshall aid would be loyal to the us in the future

Question 3

which countries behind the iron curtain expressed interest in receiving american money

Answer 3

Czechoslovakia and Hungary

Question 4

what was the soviet equivalent of the marshall plan

Answer 4

comecon

Question 5

what was the aim of comecon

Answer 5

• provide support and bring economic stability to Eastern European countries
• avoid the need for countries to accept marshall aid or even trade with the west
• countries were to work together to share knowledge in a way that would benefit them all

Question 6

who was comecon run by

Answer 6

officially it was a union of equal partners. in reality, all decisions made in moscow

Question 7

Why did Yugoslavia have a unique relationship with the ussr

Answer 7

It had not been liberated by the red army, an uprising had taken place within the country. Tito felt no loyalty to Stalin

Question 8

Who was the leader of Yugoslavia

Answer 8

Tito

Question 9

Did tito follow Stalin’s requests

Answer 9

• relationship was good at first
• in the years up to 1948, Tito went against Stalin on a number of issues
• defied Stalin and seemed Marshall aid
• was expelled from cominform and became an independent country (the first communist outside the iron curtain)

Question 10

Dollar imperialism def

Answer 10

The idea that the usa spreads its influence and power around the world using money