the truman doctrine and marshall plan

Question 1

why did events in greece change US policy

Answer 1

GB could not afford to keep troops in greece & turkey.
if GB withdrew then it could well become communist.
Truman paid for the troops and gave money to Greece and Turkey.

Question 2

what was the truman doctrine

Answer 2

the USA would support any countries under threat of communism.
he said choosing democracy over communism was choosing good over evil.
the USA would send troops and money to any countries that needed it.

Question 3

what was the marshall plan

Answer 3

truman believed poverty and hardship were breeding grounds for communism.
so he provided billions of dollares to the wrecked economies of western europe.
between 1948-52 they gave $12.7b to west europe
he also wanted these economies to recover to provide a market for US goods

Question 4

what was the Soviet response to the truman doctrine

Answer 4

Stalin thought that the US was trying to extend its influence in europe.
he argued that the MP was trying to use economic strength to divide europe into 2

Question 5

what impact did the truman doctrine have on international relations after 1947

Answer 5

the US was now in direct opposition to the USSR
Stalin’s suspicions of the west were reinforced
europe was now divided into 2 economic and political camps

Question 6

what did Stalin set up to rival the MP

Answer 6

Comecon, 1949

Question 7

what did comecon allow

Answer 7

aimed to support economic development in member states/trade and industrial planning across european countries.
trade with the west was discouraged

Question 8

what was the cominform

Answer 8

set up in 1947 in response to the truman doctrine
political organisation, included the USSR, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Poland.
Yugoslavia was expelled in 1948
it directed and controlled the governments of satellite states and made sure they took orders from Moscow