Tito and Stalin
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- Tito and Stalin
- How did it start?
- After 1945, some communists took power without Soviet help.
- In Yugoslavia, Tito was one of these successful communists who had led a successful war against occupying German forces in 1941 and 1945.
- In the beginning it seemed that Tito was highly regarded by Stalin. But there was an underlying tension between the two.
- Tito did not see any reason to take orders from Moscow.
- What were the major conflicts?
- Tito wanted to control the neighbouring state of Albania, and he annoyed Stalin by sending Yugoslav troops to Albania.
- Tito was offended by the way Yugoslav agents were asked to report directly to Moscow. Senior members of the army were asked to become Soviet spies.
- What happened when the conflict became public?
- Yugoslavia was thrown out of Cominform - the Soviet-led organisation for world communism.
- USSR and other Eastern European countries stopped trading with Yugoslavia.
- Stalin hoped that Yugoslav communists would turn against Tito. Instead, people in Yugoslavia rallied around their leader.
- Tito dealt with his enemies very well. Local communists who sided with Stalin were arrested.
- What happened towards the end?
- Western powers helped Yugoslavia.
- In December 1948, the British provided a $30 million trade deal.
- The Americans also provided considerable financial support over the next few years.
- In 1951, the Americans provided the Yugoslav armed forces with equipment worth $60 million dollars.
- Stalin began to threaten war.
- In 1949, Stalin realised that nothing else was working, so he began to threaten war.
- Stalin was making plans to poison Tito in 1953, but died.
- Stalin made sure that no other Eastern European leaders followed the same path as Tito.
- People and leaders were accused of 'Titoism' and executed.
- Death of Stalin
- After Stalin died, the new Soviet Leader Khrushchev ended the conflict with Yugoslavia.
- Khrushchev allowed Tito to legally continue with his own foreign policy - making it a victory for Tito.
- Western powers helped Yugoslavia.
- How did it start?
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