Question

Which of the following statements best describes the Warsaw Pact?

Options

• A military alliance of capitalist countries.

• An alliance formed to protect democracies.

• A non-military economic union.

• A military bloc of communist countries led by the erstwhile USSR.

Answer 1

A military bloc of communist countries led by the erstwhile USSR.

Explanation:

The Warsaw Pact was established in 1955 by the Soviet Union as a direct military and political response to West Germany’s admission to NATO. This alliance united the communist nations of Eastern Europe, creating a unified military front under Soviet command. Its main goal was to counteract the Western capitalist alliance (NATO) and maintain strict Soviet control over the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.