Development:military rivalries-Blocs Flashcards
when was Nato formed?
April 1949
who proposed the Nato?
USA(truman)
who were the main members of Nato?
USA,UK,France
why was the aims of Nato?
to provide collective security against the Soviet Union who they feared was going to continue forward and take over western Europe
what was the reaction of the USSR to the formation of Nato?
the USSR condemned NATO, said it was an offensive alliance against the USSR and they claimed the west were preparing for war
when was the warsaw pact created?
1955
who proposed the formation the warsaw pact?
USSR(Krushchev)
who were the members of the warsaw pact?
all communist countries in Eastern Europe except Yugslovia
why were the aims warsaw pact?
to maintain the security of eastern Europe
what was the reaction of the west to the warsaw pact?
didn’t see it as a threat
what was referred to as an eastern bloc?
warsaw pact
what was referred to as a western bloc?
NATO
how did military rivalries impact the development of the cold war?
1.turned ideological conflict into one that held potential for a hot war
2.expanded cold war(brings more people in)
3.increased risk of war
4.increased fear of war
why was NATO created?
in direct response to the berlin blockade
why was the warsaw pact created?
in response to west germany joining NATO
