9 май 1955 г. - West Germany became a member of NATO (event 2)

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In 1955, Germany is a divided nation and has been since 1945. The Americans, British and, French each held zones of occupation in Western Germany. The Soviets controlled East Germany and East Berlin. May 5, 1955, the American, French, and British forces formally ended their military occupation of West Germany, which became an independent country. Four days later, West Germany was made a member of NATO.

As a result, the Soviets began to get nervous, since this meant that West Germany would become remilitarized. Seeing this as a potential threat, the Soviets created their own version of NATO called the Warsaw Pact.