Comniform and Comecon

Question 1

What was Cominform

Answer 1

A Soviet organisation set up in 1947 to coordinate communist parties across Europe

Question 2

Why was Cominform created

Answer 2

To ensure loyalty of Eastern European communist governments and spread Soviet policies

Question 3

Which countries were involved initially

Answer 3

USSR

Question 4

What was the purpose of Cominform

Answer 4

Control the activities of communist parties and strengthen Soviet influence in Europe

Question 5

How did Cominform affect Eastern Europe

Answer 5

Encouraged strict adherence to Soviet policies and discouraged independence from Moscow

Question 6

What was Comecon

Answer 6

A Soviet economic organisation established in 1949 to coordinate the economies of Eastern Bloc countries

Question 7

Why was Comecon created

Answer 7

To counter the Marshall Plan and integrate Eastern European economies under Soviet control

Question 8

Which countries were members of Comecon

Answer 8

USSR

Question 9

What was the purpose of Comecon

Answer 9

Provide economic aid

Question 10

How did Comecon affect the Eastern Bloc

Answer 10

Strengthened Soviet control

Question 11

Why were Cominform and Comecon significant

Answer 11

They solidified Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe and deepened the divide between East and West