1955 ⟶ Warsaw Pact Founded
The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes Ea...
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🤝 NATO Founded
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion.⟶
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationMilitary allianceCold WarEuropeUSUSSRContainment
🇩🇪 Uprising in East Germany Crushed
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany crushed by Soviet troops.⟶
East GermanyUprisingSoviet UnionCold WarBerlinGermanyEastern Europe
🚩 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
🛡️ West Germany Joins NATO
West Germany joins NATO and begins rearmament.⟶
Cold WarNATOGermanyWest GermanyMilitary AllianceEuropeRearmament
🇷🇺 Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Prague Spring Reforms in Communist Czechoslovakia result in Warsaw Pact, led by Soviet Red Army, crushing Czechoslovakian revolt.⟶
CzechoslovakiaPrague SpringSoviet UnionWarsaw PactinvasionCold WarEastern Europecommunismpolitical repression
👋 Warsaw Pact Officially Dissolved
Warsaw Pact is dissolved.⟶
Warsaw PactEastern BlocCold WarMilitary AllianceDissolutionEnd of Cold WarSoviet UnionTreatiesPost-Soviet Era