The Cold War, Berlin Blockade.

Stalin set up Cominform in September 1947 in response to Truman's Marshall Aid. What does it stand for?

• Communist parliament.

• Communist Meeting.

• Communist Information Bureau.

• Communist Committee.

What happened at the Cominform?

• All the satellite states discussed important matters.

• Stalin met with all the satellite states.

• Representatives from East and West would discuss important issues.

• All leaders of the Eastern Bloc countries had to attend. Stalin told them what policies to follow.

Stalin set up the Comecon in 1949, what was it?

• A meeting place.

• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.

• A conference.

• A parliament.

What did the Comecon do?

• All Eastern Bloc countries were members of the Comecon. Through this organisation Stalin made the Eastern Bloc satellite states only trade with each other and the USSR. They could not trade with the US.

• Hold meetings.

• Negotiate.

• Hold Conferences.

How did the USA and USSR's view of how Germany should be treated differ?

• The USA wanted to rebuild Germany, but the USSR did not.

• The USA liked Germany but the USSR did not.

• The USA supported Germany but the USSR was suspicious.

• The USA and the Allies felt Germany needed to rebuild its industries, to recover economically and so it could feed it's people. The USSR wanted to keep Germany weak, so instead of rebuilding industries, the Soviet workers stripped the German factories of their advanced machinery and took it back to the USSR.

In what year, did the USA and UK merge their two zones of Germany into one, known as Bizonia?

• January 1946.

• February 1946

• May 1947

• January 1947.

In what year was the French zone of Germany added to Bizonia?

• May 1948.

• April 1948.

• August 1948.

• September 1948.

What was the new zone of Germany known as , which included the American, British and French zones?

• Bizonia

• Trizonia

• Duozonia

• Tripplzonia

In what year was the currency reformed in the American, British and French zones of Germany?

• 1948

• 1947

• 1946

• 1945

Why was Truman keen to build up a strong Germany?

• He wanted to help Germany.

• He felt Germany had been treated to harshly.

• The people were starving.

• As a possible ally against the Communist USSR.