GEOG 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Not Many, Warsaw Pact
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Groups of countries binding themselves togetehr in a single defensive pact. Some of the richest countries in the world with some of the most advanced technologies. Defense pack between states that pomise to protect each othr if attacked by an outside forrce. Origninally comprised of the winners of ww2 minus russia. Ussr was seen as a threat to western countries. Vote on whether to go to war or not. When us was attacked at 9/11, us asked nato to invoke article 5. Bc the contribute most troops, money, and weaponry. Euopean person is in charge of nato buracracy. Always kind of in charge and coalition leader. Cold war is over and communism faild, so ussr is no longer a threat (main mission is gone) Nato has grown since the fall of the ussr (1991) When nato was formed, russia formed the warsaw pact. Albania, bulgaria, check, east germany, hungaty, poland, romania, soviet union.
