Stalin refused the Marshall Plan because he felt the plan was a way for the United States to spread capitalism. Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952.
He did not object to the marshall plan. Stalin did and this was because he was still not too sure whether to stay as an ally of the U.S.A or to split off from it.
Stalin thought the Marshall plan was a plan to undermine Western Europe and prevented any of the Cominform to take place in the discussion in Europe.
He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.
He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.
Stalin refused the Marshall Plan because he felt the plan was a way for the United States to spread capitalism. Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952.
He did not object to the marshall plan. Stalin did and this was because he was still not too sure whether to stay as an ally of the U.S.A or to split off from it.
They disregarded it and chose to take care of themselves and their "new satellite nations" now known as the Eastern Bloc.
Stalin thought the Marshall plan was a plan to undermine Western Europe and prevented any of the Cominform to take place in the discussion in Europe.
He declined it because he felt that the US we keep that against the Russians.
Stalin said the Marshall Plan was just a capitalist ploy to bring down Soviet socialism in general and Communist Party rule in particular. In order to qualify for aid under the Marchall Plan, a country had to pledge that it would provide a democratic form of government. This is something Stalin could never agree to, because the country would probably vote the Communist Party out of office and him along with it.
He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.
He wanted to send a message of self-sufficiency to his communist allies.
Iron curtains nations refused to accept Marshall plan aid because Stalin refused to allow any ties between his satellites and his only strong national rival.
The Marshall Plan was specifically for Europe, but although some countries in Eastern Europe wanted to accept, Stalin said no! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan
The Marshall Plan was, indeed a loan. No, the Marshall plan was not a loan. It was aid. There were loans made but they were not part of the Marshall Plan itself.
who did not accept the marshall plan