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38th Parallel
Line dividing North and South Korea after 1945, becoming the frontline of political tension.
Armistice
A formal agreement between warring parties to stop fighting, often to create a temporary truce while a peace treaty is negotiated.
Cominform
The Communist Information Bureau, established in September 1947 to coordinate communist parties across Europe and enforce ideological loyalty to Moscow. It was used by Stalin to punish deviation, most notably expelling Yugoslavia in 1948.
Cominform
The Communist Information Bureau, established in 1947 by the Soviet Union to coordinate and control communist parties across Europe. It enforced ideological conformity and was used to expel Yugoslavia in 1948 after Tito's break with Stalin.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan (1947) was a US programme that provided economic aid to help rebuild war-torn European countries after World War II.
It aimed to strengthen capitalism, promote political stability, and reduce the appeal of communism in Western Europe.
Politburo
Politburo was the highest policy-making body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, responsible for all major political and economic decisions. Its members were the most powerful figures in the USSR.
Salami tactics
Salami tactics refers to the strategy used by communist parties in Eastern Europe (1945-1948) to eliminate opposition by slicing away rival parties one by one, first forming coalitions, then marginalising partners, and finally establishing single-party rule. The term was coined by Hungarian communist leader Matyas Rakosi.