Cominform Comecon and Nato

Question 1

What was Cominform

Answer 1

Set up in 1947
Organised all the communist parties and arranged their leadership so that they woul do what Moscow told them to do

Question 2

What did Cominform do?

Answer 2

It got rid of any opposition to the Soviet unions control in satellite states and Encouraged communist parties in western countries to block Marshall plan assistance

Question 3

What was Comecon

Answer 3

Set up in 1949-it was the soviets alternative to the marshall plan
Built up trade links between comecon countries
Prevented Comecon countries to sign the Marshall plan
Comecon included the Soviet Union,Hungary,Poland,Romania,Bulgaria,Czechslovakia,Albania

Question 4

What were the consequenced of Comecon and Cominform

Answer 4

Western Europe was now linked to the USA through the Marshall plan
Eastern Europe was linked to the Soviet Union as satellite states

Question 5

What was NATO

Answer 5

Set up in 1949
It was a Military alliance between the US Canada UK Holland Belgium France Denmark and Norway
It was based around the principle of collective security;if one country got attacked the others had to assist it

Question 6

Significance of NATO

Answer 6

There were now two military groups NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Showed that the US and Western europe were ready for future aggression