Question

Think about the reasons for the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Why were these two organizations created?

Check all of the boxes that apply.

to provide support against outside threats

to keep outside ideas from spreading

to provide protection in case of attack

to discourage other countries from attacking

Answer 1

Check:
- to provide support against outside threats — yes
- to provide protection in case of attack — yes
- to discourage other countries from attacking — yes

Do not check:
- to keep outside ideas from spreading — no (this was a goal more associated with the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact/Eastern bloc control than with NATO).

Brief explanation: NATO (1949) was formed as a collective-defense alliance to deter Soviet expansion and to provide mutual protection (Article 5). The Warsaw Pact (1955) was created by the USSR as a military counterweight to NATO and to bind Eastern European states into a mutual-defense bloc; it also served Soviet political control in the region.