NATO and Warsaw Pact
The Formation of NATO 1949:
Reaction to the Berlin Blockade
Headquarters in Brussels
Attack by Russia was seen as an attack on the entire organization
First military action taken in 1994 in Bosnia
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact, 1955:
Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance
In reaction to a remilitarized-West Germany joining NATO
Dissolved in June of 1991 after the collapse of the former Soviet Union
Buffer Zones and Satellite States:
Friendly states that separate hostile nations
North Korea between China and Russia
Eastern Bloc countries between Russia and west Europe
Satellite states for Russia include Poland, Hungary, Romania etc
Reaction to the Berlin Blockade
Headquarters in Brussels
Attack by Russia was seen as an attack on the entire organization
First military action taken in 1994 in Bosnia
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact, 1955:
Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance
In reaction to a remilitarized-West Germany joining NATO
Dissolved in June of 1991 after the collapse of the former Soviet Union
Buffer Zones and Satellite States:
Friendly states that separate hostile nations
North Korea between China and Russia
Eastern Bloc countries between Russia and west Europe
Satellite states for Russia include Poland, Hungary, Romania etc