The Warsaw Pact

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  • The Warsaw pact was a military alliance of 8 nations, controlled by the soviet union. These members were:
    • Albania
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Hungary
    • East Germany
    • Czechoslovakia
    • Bulgaria
  • Consequences of the formation of the Warsaw pact
    The Warsaw pact was founded on May 14 1955
    It would play an important role in Czechoslovakian crisis (1968)
    2 rival allied systems increased rivalry between the USA and Soviet union (NATO vs Warsaw pact)
    • Intensified arms race + tensions and hostility