Warsaw Pact

• 1.West Germany joining NATO in May 1955 led the USSR to fear an armed and powerful Germany on the border of Eastern Europe.
• 2.Within a week it had formed its own defensive alliance.
• 3.The member were the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and East Germany.
• What event in May 1955 caused fear in the USSR?

  West Germany joining NATO
• Why did the USSR fear West Germany joining NATO?

  It feared an armed and powerful Germany
• What action did the USSR take within a week of West Germany joining NATO?

  Formed its own defensive alliance
• Who were the members of the USSR's defensive alliance?

  • Soviet Union
  • Poland
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Hungary
  • Romania
  • Bulgaria
  • Albania
  • East Germany