The Soviet Union viewed NATO as a threat.....In response, it also developed an alliance system in 1955 as part of their own containment policy...It was known as Warsaw Pact.
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The Berlin blockade heightened Western Europe's fears of Soviet aggression. As a result, in 1949, ten Western European nations joined with the U.S. and Canada to form a defensive millitary alliance. These nations promised to meet an attack on any NATO member with armed force. For the U.S. , NATO membership marked the country's first peacetime military commitment. The Soviet Union viewed NATO as a threat.....In response, it also developed an alliance system in 1955 as part of their own containment policy...It was known as Warsaw Pact. |
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| The Members of The NATO... | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmank, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| the map of Cold War Alliances | ||||||||||||||||||