THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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The alliance established an embargo against Eastern European goods.
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The agreement mandated the disarmament of Western European countries.
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The agreement encouraged United States involvement in Eastern European affairs.
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The pact created a mutual defense alliance between the United States and Western European countries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. NATO’s fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies’ freedom and security by political and military means.
Detailed explanation-2: -In reaction to West Germany’s NATO accession, the Soviet Union and its Eastern European client states formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955.
Detailed explanation-3: -NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949 with the aim, first and foremost, of acting as a deterrent to the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe after World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like NATO, the Warsaw Pact focused on the objective of creating a coordinated defense among its member nations in order to deter an enemy attack.