Evaluate Yugoslavia’s challenge to Soviet control under Tito.

Candidates will appraise the extent to which Soviet control was resisted—both politically and economically—in Tito’s Yugoslavia. Areas to consider may include the nature of the state, economic activity and international relations. The state structure was modelled on the Soviet Union and there was repression of opposition groups. Economically, Tito wanted to accept Marshall Aid and to trade with the West. The economy did not follow the COMECON model but economic enterprises remained in public ownership. Tito also conducted his own foreign policy and was a leading member of the Non-Aligned movement. Some candidates may argue that Yugoslavia’s challenge was limited as the country was perceived to be a member of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War period. Other candidates may argue that Yugoslavia followed its own road to communism, particularly where they reference foreign relations and the economy.