NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain
Author | : Erik Richardson |
Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2017-07-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781502627278 |
ISBN-13 | : 1502627272 |
Rating | : 4/5 (272 Downloads) |
Download or read book NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain written by Erik Richardson and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The looming threat of Communist expansion led the United States and eleven Western nations to establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Responding to NATO, the Soviet Union and the Communist Eastern bloc formed the Warsaw Pact. European nations soon aligned with one of the opposing military forces. This book takes a closer look at how NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain played a role in the sharp political division between the West and East.