Cold War Alliances and Blocs- Set 9

Key terms set 9

Austrian neutrality

1955: Austria became neutral after Soviet withdrawal. Condition for Austrian State Treaty (1955).
Marked the end of Allied occupation of Austria.
Pledged to not join NATO or host foreign military bases.

Balkan Pact

1953: Alliance between Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey.
Aimed to counter Soviet pressure post-Tito-Soviet split.
Pact faded as tensions eased.

Brussels Defense Pact

1948: Signed by UK, France, Belgium. Netherlands, and Luxemborg.
Immediate response to Soviet expansion in Europe.
Foundation for the creation of NATO (1949)
Established the Western Union Defense Organization (WUDO)

CENTO

1955-1979: (Central Treaty Organization) (UK, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq)
Made to block Soviet expansion in the Middle East.
AKA: "Baghdad Pact"

Comecon

1949-1991: Soviet response to Marshall Plan.
Coordinated economic policy among Soviet bloc states. Member states couldn't join Western markers or trade blocs.

Soviet bloc

"Eastern bloc"- USSR and satellites (Poland, E. Germany, Hungary, etc.) shared communist ideology and loyalty to Moscow.

Warsaw Pact

1955-1991: Military alliance between USSR and Eastern states. Soviet version of NATO
Response to West Germany joining NATO.
Used to justify Soviet military intervention in Eastern bloc states.