may 14, 1955 - Warsaw Pact created
Description:
After the crisis of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-49, Europe became divided into two opposing armed camps: the US-backed NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) countries on one side, and theWarsaw Pact countries of Eastern Europe and the USSR on the other.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 14, 1955
Now
~ 71 years ago