Military alliances and diplomatic relations Flashcards
When was NATO set up?
1949
What was NATO?
Important military alliance of 11 nations. They agreed to assist each other if one was attacked by an aggressor.
When did West Germany join NATO?
1955
After Germany joined NATO, what was created?
the Bundeswehr- a new German Army
By 1961, how many soldiers were in the Bundeswehr?
350,000
By the 1970s how many soldiers were in the Bundeswehr? And also a (fun) fact!
500,000- second largest Army in NATO.
When did Adenauer announce the Hallstein Doctrine?
1955
What did the Hallstein Doctrine do?
If any country other than the USSR formally recognized the existence o East Germany, then the west would cut off diplomatic relations.
What did East Germany do in retaliation of West Germany joining NATO? in the same year.
created the Warsaw pact
Warsaw Pact led to in East Germany?
Re-militarization and forming of the National People’s Army.