Nato + Warsaw Pact

• Why was NATO formed?

  West was unsure USSR would use a forceful tactic after the BERLIN blockade, so 1949 12 western powers gang up and promise to help each other out
• What was the consequence of NATO?

  Soviets felt completely split, and angry

  Creation of WARSAW pact
• What was the Warsaw Pact?

  A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states.
• Why was the Warsaw Pact formed?

  Counterbalance NATO, West Germany was allowed in NATO and that was the last straw
• What were regulations of Warsaw pact?

  Red army placed in all Warsaw pact countries

  Cannot leave

  Strict regulations - Comicon + Cominform