In 1947, Stalin set up an organization to link all European communist parties.

• A. NATO
• B. Cominform
• C. Warsaw Pact
• D. UN

Answer: (B)

After World War II, the Soviet Union aimed to tighten its control over European communist movements by creating a centralized body to coordinate strategy and ensure obedience to Moscow. In 1947 Stalin established the Communist Information Bureau, known as Cominform, to bind together European communist parties under Soviet direction. This organization spread and enforced a unified line, shared information, and guided actions across parties—from Italy and France to the Eastern bloc—helping to shape the early Cold War divide. Unlike NATO or the Warsaw Pact, which were military alliances formed later, or the UN, which is a broad international body, Cominform was specifically designed to link and control the Communist parties of Europe.