NATO and The Warsaw Pact Flashcards
1
Q
What is NATO?
A
An anti-communist organisation/alliance of capitalist nations
2
Q
What was the purpose of NATO?
A
To try and contain communism and fight soviet influence.
3
Q
When was NATO formed?
A
1949
4
Q
How did the USSR respond to NATO?
A
They formed an opposing organisation called the warsaw pact
5
Q
What was the Warsaw Pact?
A
An organisation of communist nations set up to fight capitalism.
6
Q
What was the main thing that NATO and the warsaw pact were competing for?
A
MEMBERS - they were both trying to recruit nations from the 3rd world
7
Q
When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
A
1955
