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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)
Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)
Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)
Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)
Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)
Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)
Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)
Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)
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Unveiling The Molotov Plan: How USSR Countered The Marshall Plan

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🚀 The soviet's clapback to the marshall plan

  • Marshall Plan: A big ole' financial aid from the U.S. to Europe.
  • Soviet's Answer: Molotov Plan! 🍹
    • Purpose? To tie Eastern Europe's economies like a neat bow to the USSR.
    • Result? The birth of COMECON in Jan 1949.

🔍 Deep dive into comecon

  • Full Name: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
  • Job: Act as the control room linking Eastern bloc countries to Moscow.
  • Main Goals
    • Stimulate and control economic growth.
    • Back the collectivization of farming 🚜.
    • Boost heavy industry 🏭.

📡 Soviet's iron curtain radio - 2 key broadcasts

  • Cominform

    • Born: September 1947
    • Role: Stalin's megaphone 📢 to control Communist parties everywhere.
    • Members: USSR, Yugoslavia, France, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania.
    • Western Fear: Cominform might be like a bad influencer, spreading Communist vibes in Western Europe.
  • Stalin’s ‘Two Camps’ Doctrine

    • Idea's Age: Cooked up in the 1920s-30s.
    • Basis: Europe = 2 playgrounds ⛹️‍♂️
      • Camp 1: U.S. buddies including parts of Western Europe, South America, and China.
      • Camp 2: USSR + their Eastern Europe pals + bonus friends (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Egypt, Syria).
    • Cool Fact: Stalin chatted about these 'two camps' even before Churchill's famous ‘Iron Curtain’ speech!

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Unveiling The Molotov Plan: How USSR Countered The Marshall Plan

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619 words
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4 mins read
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Last edited on 16th Oct 2024

Table of content

🚀 The soviet's clapback to the marshall plan

  • Marshall Plan: A big ole' financial aid from the U.S. to Europe.
  • Soviet's Answer: Molotov Plan! 🍹
    • Purpose? To tie Eastern Europe's economies like a neat bow to the USSR.
    • Result? The birth of COMECON in Jan 1949.

🔍 Deep dive into comecon

  • Full Name: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
  • Job: Act as the control room linking Eastern bloc countries to Moscow.
  • Main Goals
    • Stimulate and control economic growth.
    • Back the collectivization of farming 🚜.
    • Boost heavy industry 🏭.

📡 Soviet's iron curtain radio - 2 key broadcasts

  • Cominform

    • Born: September 1947
    • Role: Stalin's megaphone 📢 to control Communist parties everywhere.
    • Members: USSR, Yugoslavia, France, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania.
    • Western Fear: Cominform might be like a bad influencer, spreading Communist vibes in Western Europe.
  • Stalin’s ‘Two Camps’ Doctrine

    • Idea's Age: Cooked up in the 1920s-30s.
    • Basis: Europe = 2 playgrounds ⛹️‍♂️
      • Camp 1: U.S. buddies including parts of Western Europe, South America, and China.
      • Camp 2: USSR + their Eastern Europe pals + bonus friends (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Egypt, Syria).
    • Cool Fact: Stalin chatted about these 'two camps' even before Churchill's famous ‘Iron Curtain’ speech!

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