Social Studies Name: _________________________
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Directions: Complete the following questions using the website listed below.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact
According to the website, when did the conflict between the Western nations and the Communist nations begin?
How did the Soviet Union expand its control over territory after World War II?
What was the Marshal Plan?
What events led American leaders to adopt a more militaristic stance towards the Soviet Union in the late 1940s?
What occurred on April 4th, 1949?
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty?
What was Article 5 of the treaty?
Who the United States official that signed the treaty?
Why was the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty significant for the United States?
Who were the original member nations of NATO?
What does NATO stand for?
What other nations joined NATO over the following years?
According to the website, what inspired the creation of the Warsaw Pact?
When was the Warsaw Pact created?
15. ________________ formally joined NATO on May 5, 1955, and the Warsaw Pact was signed less than two weeks later, on May 14. Joining the USSR in the alliance were ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
16. What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
17. What was another internal security component of the Warsaw Pact?
18. When did the Warsaw Pact end?
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