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Marshall Plan / Comecon Essay“To what extent was the USA successful in preventing the spread of communism in
Europe after WWII?”
Planning:
Installation of Soviet Friendly Satellite States
- Distrust amongst allies intensified as Soviet influence in eastrn europe grew
- During war, annexed Independent Baltic States of latvia, lithuania and estonia
- The soviet army entered many countries in Eastern Europe during the war to liberate
them from German Nazis, however they remained in these countries after the way and
eventually ensured a society friendly government came into power
- Countries became known as satellite states and include: Poland, East Germany,
Bulgaria and Romania
- Under influence of Soviet Union
- Britain and the US felt that the USSR only joined grand alliance to expand societ control
- These feelings were intensified when the commuist coup in Czechoslovakia happened in
1948
- In 1946, Churchill made a speech in Fulton, Missouri where he warned of the Iron
Curtain, a national barrier separating the societ bloc from the west
- The west was to a lesser extent successful in preventing the creation of the societ
satellites due to their policy of isolation.
The Truman Doctrine
- However, Events in turkey and greece forced US to stray from their policy of isolation
and adopted a policy of containment
- Events in turkey and greece forced US to stray from their policy of isolation and adopted
a policy of containment
- This allowed them to become actively involved in worldly events to try and stop the
spread of communism
- There was a communist coup in greece where gorilla-led communists tried to overthrow
the greek government
- The US was convinced that these communists were being backed by USSR
- In 1947, Truman made a speech to the US Congress where he announced that military
and financial aid would be given to any country trying to resist communsit takeover
- Doctrine became the basis of US policy
- Helped keep the British soldiers in Greece and prevent communist takeover by offering
financial aid to Britain
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