Comecon/Cominform - Cold War Flashcards
1
Q
What was formed on the 22nd of September 1947?
A
Cominform
2
Q
What is the full name of cominform?
A
The Communist Information Bureau
3
Q
What were the aims of cominform?
A
- To control governments of satelite states of Eastern Europe (response to Truman Doctrine). The states had to :
- Take orders from Moscow
- Discouraged any contact from any non-communist countries
4
Q
What was created in response to cominform and when was it created?
A
Comecon on the 25th January 1949
5
Q
What does Comecon stand for?
A
The Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
6
Q
What were the aims of comecon?
A
- To encourage economic development of Eastern Europe (Stalin’s answer to the Marshal plan)
- Organised industrial planning across the satelite states
- Arranged trade and credit agreements between countries
7
Q
What were the effects of cominform and comecon being created?
A
Increased tension and was significant in Western European Countries later forming NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in April 1949)
