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Explore the formation and impact of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War era. Learn about their policies, alliances, and key events, such as the Hungarian Uprising. Delve into the geopolitical dynamics of this crucial period in history.
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The Cold War NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) & the Warsaw Pact Matt Brown & Trevor Willett
NATO • Signed on April 4, 1949. • NATO consisted of The United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, and Iceland.
NATO • After communism, NATO turned from a military force to a political force. • Made a policy stating an attack made against one NATO member, was an attack on NATO itself and all of it’s members.
Warsaw Pact • A treaty formed on May 14, 1955 between Eastern Europe Socialist States. • Maintained power over eastern Europe as a communist military alliance until named “nonexistent” in 1991. • This was after most countries in the Warsaw Pact withdrew successfully in the 1980’s.
Warsaw Pact • Created to counteract NATO when West Germany joined NATO in 1955. • Contained 8 countries: Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
Warsaw Pact • In 1956, Hungary tried to leave the treaty, and the Soviet Union sent forces to invade Hungary. • In 1968, the Czechoslovakian government began to show imperialistic tendencies and the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia.
Discussion Questions • When and why was NATO formed? • What was NATO’s main policy? • When was the Warsaw Pact signed? • What happened to a country that would try to leave the Warsaw Pact?
Works Cited • http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rt/nato/ • http://future.state.gov/what/special/76741.htm • http://www.armscontrol.org/subject/57/date • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/418982/North-Atlantic-Treaty Organization-NATO/218591/NATO-during-the-Cold-War • http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005031.html • http://shsu.edu/~his_ncp/warpact.html • http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Warsaw_Pact • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Warsaw_Pact • http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/TheWarsawPact.asp