NATO and the Warsaw Pact
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Formation of N.A.T.O., 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
Formation of N.A.T.O., 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
Summary: Due to the Berlin Blockade and their headquarters in Brussels NATO was formed. The Warsaw Pact began with the intent to a be treaty of co-operation but quickly ended when the collapse of the Soviet Union took place.