14 mayo 1955 año - Warsaw Pact 1955

Descripción:

"Treaty of Friendship, cooperation and Mutual Assistance "

- in response to the formation of NATO and Western Germany joining it : it thus served as a counterbalance and aimed to protect the interests of the socialist bloc.

- main goal: to provide mutual defense and military cooperation among its members

- unified military structure: all members had to have armies that could fight under Soviet leadership if necessary
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Members: Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and East Germany (+ Albania also but ended up withdrawing)