early cold War

Question 1

5 methods the communists used to gain power over Eastern Europe

Answer 1

-taking over police and army
Banning other political parties
Murdering political opponents
First sharing power in coalition governments
Using intimidation tactics to force civilians to support the communist party

Question 2

Which leading opponent of communism was murdered in Czech in 1948

Answer 2

Jan masaryk

Question 3

When did Poland fall to communist dictatorship

Answer 3

1947

Question 4

When did Cz fall to communist dictatorship

Answer 4

1948

Question 5

When did Hungary fall to communist dictatorship

Answer 5

1947

Question 6

What is cominform?

Answer 6

Organization set up by Stalin to achieve political control of satellite states

Question 7

When was Truman doctrine announced?

Answer 7

1947

Question 8

What event caused Truman to implement the distinct foreign policy change?

Answer 8

Greek civil war

Question 9

What made the Marshall plan pass thru Congress?

Answer 9

Communist take over of cz

Question 10

How much was the Marshall aid

Answer 10

$17 billion

Question 11

How did Stalin describe the Marshall plan

Answer 11

Dollar imperialism

Question 12

What is Comecon and when was it established

Answer 12

Organization set up by Stalin after Marshall plan to control economies of satélite states, 1949

Question 13

When was trizonia formed

Answer 13

1946-48, finished with establishment of deutsh mark