USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In East and Southeast Asia and in West Asia (Middle East), the United States built an alliance system called-the Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation (SEATO) and the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Warsaw Pact embodied what was referred to as the Eastern bloc, while NATO and its member countries represented the Western bloc. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were ideologically opposed and, over time, built up their own defences starting an arms race that lasted throughout the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-3: -The best known of these alliances were NATO and the Warsaw Pact, formed in Europe after World War II. 2.

Detailed explanation-4: -The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), and the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) were consid ered necessary in the postwar period to protect member-coun tries from Communist aggression and conspiracy.