NATO And Warsaw pact

Question 1

NATO was founded in 1949. Responding to the Berlin Airlift and Blockade.

Answer 1

The Warsaw Pact was formed in 1955. Responding to West Germany being allowed to join NATO.

Question 2

12 original members: USA, Canada, Britain, France, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, Luxembourg and Iceland. West Goer,any joined in 1955
NATO

Answer 2

8 members: USSR, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, East Germany. Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact

Question 3

NATO purpose: collective Defense and strategy. The principle was that if one member. If one member attacked, every other nation has to join in

Answer 3

Counter - balance NATO. Protect interests of countries behind iron curtain

Question 4

NATO - Nuclear weapons - held by USA, Britain (1952) and France (1960).

Answer 4

Warsaw Pact- nuclear weapons on.y held by the USSR

Question 5

NATO - Leadership - collective leadership of the member countries. USA provided the majority of funds and fire power and built bases across Western Europe.

Answer 5

Warsaw Pact - Leadership - officially a collective organisation. In reality, armed forces were controlled by the USSR and all decisions were made in Moscow