Cominform 1947 Comecon 1949

Cominform was an organisation made up of communist countries founded by Stalin, Comecon was a response to Marshall Aid, an economic structure from the USSR providing money to communist countries
Cominform was created by Stalin to tighten his control over Eastern Europe, the group of communist countries was controlled by the USSR and gave Stalin a chance to tell them how to behave at the first meeting it was agreed all would reject Marshall aid
It was Stalins attempted to other an alternative to the Marshall Plan, he said that it would help Europe work together but Stalin could not provide proper aid and instead took resources from the satellite states to help it recover
The creation of Comecon (after Marshall Plan) divided Europe into two comic alliances. beginning tensions
this increased soviet control
Comecon forced all satellite states to have their economise to be like the USSR with government control over farms and business, it also banned trade with the West

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