NATO and Warsaw Pact
Formation of NATO 1949
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact, 1955
- Reaction to the Berlin Blockade
- Headquarters in Brussels
- Attack by Russia was seen as an attack on the entire organization
- First military action taken in 1994 in Bosnia
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact, 1955
- Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance
- In reaction to a remilitarized- West Germany joining NATO
- Dissolved in June of 1991 after the collapse of the former soviet union
- dominated by the soviets
Summary: As a result of the Berlin Blockade, NATO was formed which was the very first military treaty among the capitalist states. Consequently, the Warsaw Pact was formed (Treaty of Friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance.)
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Quote: "The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting."
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Subjunctive question: If the warsaw pact hadnt created the treaty of friendship, would if have affected Europe differently? If so, How?
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