Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform and Comecon - created from Mind Map

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Truman Doctrine : 1947

Marshall Plan : 1947

Cominform : 1947

Comecon : 1949

CAUSE

RESULT

WHAT IT WAS

Britain could no longer afford to support Greece

Truman was afraid of further spread of communism

Truman provides Greece with economic and military support

Greek gov was able to defeat the communists

Relations between both sides worsened

USA became more involved in Britain

World divided into two sides

Policy of containment

Offering of $400 Million of aid

To prevent Soviet expansion

CAUSE

WHAT IT WAS

RESULT

Truman did not want to use military forces to prevent communism

After the reconstruction of European economy, US exports would increase

Very similar to the Truman Doctrine - offered more money and more aid

General George Marshall puts forth the idea of the Marshall Plan

Economical aid was given to all war torn countries

Agriculture and trade recovered

Cash and technology/machinery given

Those that were at risk of falling to communism

Stalin loses trust for USA

Stalin accuses the plan as being only beneficial for US exports

By 1953 USA had handed out $17 Billion to poor European countries

Believes they are trying to create a sphere of influence in Western Europe

Refuses Eastern European countries to accept the aid being offered to them from USA

RESULT

CAUSE

WHAT IT WAS

It benefited the USSR

They were able to purge any member who disagreed with soviet policies

ie. Tito

A response to the Truman Doctrine

To organise Eastern European communist governments

It introduced Soviet-style policies

ie. Collectivisation fo agriculture and state control of industry

CAUSE

WHAT IT WAS

RESULT

A response to the Marshall Plan

A policy where USSR would financially support Eastern Europe

The financial support meant that the countries that were being "supported" relied on the USSR

Would have to offer their military services in exchange and any agricultural produce

It benefited the USSR

They gained full economical control of these countries

Allowed them to access resources from these countries