HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To protect against Soviet Union influence
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To protect against American influence in Eastern Europe
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To give financial aid to Western European nations
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To protect against German influence in Eastern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although nominally a “defensive” alliance, the Pact’s primary function was to safeguard the Soviet Union’s hegemony over its Eastern European satellites, with the Pact’s only direct military actions having been the invasions of its own member states to keep them from breaking away.
Detailed explanation-2: -The alliance included six European countries occupied by the USSR following Nazi defeat plus Albania and is also referred to as the Eastern Bloc. Although it was ostensibly a military alli-ance, the Warsaw Pact was used as an instrument to keep com-munist regimes in power in those countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Cold War, NATO focused on collective defence and the protection of its members from potential threats emanating from the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of non-state actors affecting international security, many new security threats have emerged, such as terrorism.