Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following information and map.
After World War II, Germany was split into two nations: democratic West Germany and communist
East Germany. West Germany was under the control of the victorious Allies, who formed an alliance
called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In 1955, NATO decided to allow West Germany
to join NATO and to rearm. In response, the U.S.S.R. (that is, the Soviet Union) and a number of
communist Eastern European countries formed what they called a "Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation,
and Mutual Assistance," commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact. In the Warsaw Pact, the communist
countries agreed to band together if one of them was attacked, and the smaller communist countries
agreed to put their military forces under the command of the Soviet Union.
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Warsaw Pact Countries, 1955-91 (U)
Warsaw Pact
Albania
Bulgaria
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Czechoslovakia
Romania
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Hungary
Poland
"Albania withheld support in
1961 over the Chino split and
officially withdrew in 1968
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East
Germany Poland
7. Some historians believe that, in forming the
Warsaw Pact, the Soviet Union wanted to
create a buffer between itself and NATO
countries. How does the map support that
view?
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OA. The map indicates that many of the
World War II Allies joined the Warsaw
Pact, but not until the 1960s.
OB. The map shows that most of the
Warsaw Pact countries lay between the
Soviet Union and Western countries,
including France, West Germany, and
Great Britain.
slovakia
Hungary
Mediterranean Seo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency
OC. The map shows that the Warsaw Pact
involved the building of a wall between
the Soviet Union and Western Europe.
OD. The map indicates that the Soviet
Union was made up of smaller republics
on its western border.
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Black Sea
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8. The map could be used to dispute which one
of the following claims?
OA. In forming the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet
Union greatly increased its access to
oceanic coastline.
OB. In forming the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet
Union wished to increase its trade with
Africa.
OC. The Warsaw Pact benefitted Bulgaria
and Romania no less than the Soviet
Union.
OD. The Warsaw Pact initially included
Albania.
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