Who was George Marshall?
US President after WWII
US Secretary of State after WWII
US Secretary of Defence
Which of the following were reasons Marshall wanted to assist Europe after WWII?
He was a generous sort of guy
He was afraid communism would thrive if Europe was not given help
The winter of 1946 had been the harshest on record - conditions were bad
The US Congress wanted to help Europe
Which of the following were 'true' of the Marshall Plan?
It provided between $13 & $17 billion
It was used to help rebuild European economies
Its main purpose was to help rebuild Western European military capabilities
It was designed to improve trade and commerce between the USA and Europe
It was used to reconstruct damaged infrastructure such as railways and road.
What was the Marshall Plan also known as?
The European Revival Plan
The European Recovery Programme
The Anti Communist Plan
Marshall Aid was originally extended to ALL of Europe, including the countries of Eastern Europe.
An underlying 'political' aim of Marshall aid was to prevent the spread of communism to Western Europe
Which of the following are 'true' of Marshall Aid?
It was linked to the Truman Doctrine
Congress only agreed to it after a coup in Czechoslovakia
Stalin called it 'Dollar Imperialism'
How did Stalin and the USSR react to Marshall Aid?
Created Cominform
Created Comecon
Created the Warsaw Pact
Which of the following 'describe' Cominform?
It was a military alliance
It was the Communist Information Bureau
It allowed Moscow to keep close control over the communist parties of eastern Europe
The US were concerned about Western European communist parties being influenced
It was an international organisation
What was Comecon?
A communications network for communist parties of Eastern Europe controlled by Moscow.
The Soviet response to Marshall Aid in which Eastern European economies provided mutual assistance to each other
A Soviet military alliance of Eastern European countries
