S. had many causes. The Nuclear arms.
race, covert operations, and the Korean War all played rolls in the tension which.
led to the Cold War. .
In Europe after W.W.II, a lot of the continent was left in ruins. When.
fighting ceased throughout Europe, several pacts came into play. Perhaps the most.
well known of these was NATO. NATO's Article 6 states an armed attack occurs.
when "the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the parties, when in or over these.
territories or any area of Europe, which occupation of any of the Parties were.
stationed on the date when the treaty entered into force"(James). In 1955, after.
being occupied for several years, West Germany was allowed to rearm and join.
NATO. The Soviet Union then grew fearful and signed the Warsaw Pact. The.
Soviet Union formed this pact to counteract the developments of NATO. During.
much of its early existence, the Warsaw Pact essentially functioned as part of the.
Soviet Ministry of Defense. The Soviet Union used the Warsaw Pact to erect a.
facade of collective decisions and actions around the reality of its political.
domination and military intervention in the internal affairs of its allies. With these.
two different pacts, Europe was torn in half, Western Europe being with NATO.
and Eastern Europe with the Warsaw Pact. This just caused more tension between.
the two superpowers, the United States and The Soviet Union. .
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The United States and President Truman decided to adopt a policy called.
containment, an effort to block the Soviets attempts to spread their influence by.
creating alliances and supporting weaker countries. In March of 1946, Winston.
Churchill, Britain's Prime Minister, gave a speech which stated: "From Stettin in.
the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the.
Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and.
Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest.
