NATO & The Warsaw Pact Flashcards
What was initially formed between Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg?
The Western Union in March 1949
What did the Western Union become?
NATO
Why did the Western Union become NATO?
Harry Truman wanted a broader pact that would then involve USA, Canada and ten European nations
When was NATO signed off?
4 April 1949
What served as the core of NATO forces?
four US divisions placed in Europe
What are historians in agreement about?
that NATO escalated the Cold War by over reacting
Who joined NATO in 1952?
Greece and Turkey
Who joined NATO in 1955?
West Germany
What did the USSR create in response to West Germany joining NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
What did the Warsaw Pact focus on?
creating a coordinated defence among its member nations in order to stop an enemy attack
The Warsaw Pact was supposed to have collective decision making however what was the reality?
Moscow had control over the decision making
How did the USSR use the Warsaw pact to its advantage?
When in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968) there were rebellions and Russia put them down it was presented that the Warsaw Pact had carried it out not the Soviet Union alone
Was there ever any direct confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
No
