Alliances

Question 1

5 consequences of NATO

Answer 1

• Stalin did not believe it was a defensive alliance.
• Intensifies arms race, US gains power.
• USA would eventually put missiles in Europe.
• The Warsaw Pact was set up in retaliation.
• The USA was now committed to Europe.

Question 2

Significance of NATO

Answer 2

It marked a significant development in the Cold War. The Marshall plan had created a trading alliance but NATO went further. It was a military alliance with the specific aim of defending the west against communism.

Question 3

When was NATO created?

Answer 3

1949

Question 4

When was the Warsaw Pact created?

Answer 4

1955

Question 5

What was the Warsaw Pact?

Answer 5

A military alliance made of satellite states in Eastern Europe which mirrored NATO.

Question 6

Consequences of the Warsaw Pact

Answer 6

• intensifies arms race, soviets now gain power from these countries.
• plays major role in Czechoslovakia crisis.