Comecon + cominform

• What year was cominform?

  1947
• What was the aim of cominform?

  • A way to control the information given to the easter Europeans
  • made them follow the orders set by Stalin
• How did cominform control and inform?

  spread negative anti-American propaganda (control)
• example of what they did in cominform?

  Stalin order no Eastern European accepted money from the Marshall plan
• What year was Comecon?

  1949
• What was the aim of Comecon?

  • Russian response to the marshal plan
  • arranges trade between all communist countries
• What did Comecon make people believe about communism?

  Made people believe it was better than captialism
• How did it affect the economy?

  • allowed trade between communist countries
  • Money was lent and borrowed
  • 5 year plan to grow the economic industry
• Example of what they did in Comecon?

  Bulgarias trade with other countries increased from 10% in the 1930s to 90% by 1951