WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the names of the alliances created by the Soviet Union and US during the Cold War?
A
Allied Powers and Axis Powers
B
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
C
NATO and Warsaw Pact
D
EU and Soviet Bloc
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain, France, the United States, Canada, and eight other western European countries established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949. In 1955, the Soviet Union responded by created the Warsaw Pact.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Warsaw Pact was a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania (Albania withdrew in 1968).

Detailed explanation-3: -NATO and the Warsaw Pact existed alongside several other Cold War treaties and alliances. In September 1951, the US, Australia and New Zealand signed the ANZUS treaty, a tripartite military alliance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Major alliances formed after World War II include the ANZUS Pact, the Arab League, ASEAN, the Organization of American States, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, and the Warsaw Pact.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: NATO and the Warsaw Pact existed alongside several other Cold War treaties and alliances.

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