1955 ⟶ Baghdad Pact Established
The Baghdad Pact is founded by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey,...
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🤝 Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey
Balkan Pact is signed by Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. The pact's main objective is to deter Soviet expansionism.⟶
Balkan PactYugoslaviaGreeceTurkeyCold WarAlliancesSoviet UnionEastern Europe
🛡️ SEATO Founded to Counter Communist Expansion
Foundation of the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Like NATO, it is founded to resist Communist expansion, this time in the Philippines and Indochina.⟶
SEATOAlliancesCold WarAsiaUSAnti-CommunismContainment
🚩 Warsaw Pact Founded
The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO.⟶
Cold WarWarsaw PactEastern EuropeMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionNATOEuropeEast Germany
🇺🇸 Eisenhower Doctrine Announced
The Eisenhower Doctrine commits the United States to defending Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan from Communist influence.⟶
United StatesDoctrineMiddle EastCold WarForeign PolicyContainmentIranPakistanAfghanistan
