The Berlin Blockade was the convincing factor that encouraged the setting up of NATO
It was a good attack strategy for the West against aggressors
It was a good defence strategy for the East against aggressors
It was a good defence strategy for the West
NATO stands for North American Treaty Organisation
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
In this way, USA could use West European countries for air bases for planes with nuclear weapons
USSR suggested it should join NATO to keep peace in Europe, but the NATO members rejected them, as they thought they would weaken their alliance
The Warsaw Pact was signed by USA and West countries
The Warsaw Pact was signed by the USSR and satellite states
When West Germany joined NATO in 1955, this prompted USSR to set up the Warsaw Pact (as they didn't like the idea of a recovering Germany)
The Warsaw Pact was the Eastern European version of NATO
It allowed communist governments in these countries to unite their economies
It allowed Soviet troops to occupy the other countries that signed the Warsaw Pact
It was another way for Stalin to control other communist countries
Yugoslavia signed the Warsaw Pact
President Tito was visited by the USSR in a way to strengthen relations between them
