The development of the Cold War Flashcards

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What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

Truman's promise that the USA would support free peoples resisting communism (containment), starting with $400 million of aid to Greece and Turkey.

What was the Marshall Plan (1947)?

American aid (around $13 billion) to rebuild Europe's economies; Stalin called it 'dollar imperialism' and forbade eastern European states from accepting it.

What was Cominform (1947)?

The Communist Information Bureau, set up by Stalin to co-ordinate Europe's communist parties under Moscow's control, in response to the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan.

What was Comecon (1949)?

The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, set up by Stalin to co-ordinate trade and economic development in the Eastern bloc as an alternative to Marshall Aid.

What was NATO (1949)?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: a military alliance of the USA, Canada and western European states, in which an attack on one member counted as an attack on all.

How was Berlin divided after the Second World War?

Into four zones — American, British, French and Soviet — even though the whole city lay deep inside the Soviet zone of Germany.

What was the Berlin Crisis of 1948–49 (blockade and airlift)?

Stalin cut off road, rail and canal links to West Berlin in June 1948; the Western Allies flew in supplies for 11 months until Stalin lifted the blockade in May 1949.

Which two German states were created in 1949?

The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, May 1949) from the three western zones, and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany, October 1949) from the Soviet zone.