NATO and Warsaw Pact
Formation of NATO - 1949
- Reaction to Berlin Blockade
- Headquarters in Brussels
- Attack by Russia was seen as an attack on the entire organization
- First military action was taken in 1994 in Bosnia
- Could have been a nuclear war
- Kruschev - Communists 'version' of NATO
- Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance
- In reaction to a remilitarization - West Germany joining NATO
- Dissolved in June of 1991 after the collapse of the former Soviet Union
Question: Do you think that NATO and the Warsaw Pact were "helpful"?
Summary
As a result of the Berlin Blockade, NATO was formed--the first military treaty among the capitalist states. In reaction to this, the Warsaw Pact was formed (Treaty of Friendship.)
