Asked in a 1954 paper

The Warsaw Pact:

Correct answer: D. Was the Eastern bloc's answer to NATO and gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament of West Germany

  • A. Was the Eastern bloc's answer to NATO
  • B. Gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament f West Germany
  • C. Was a direct response to the Truman doctrine
  • D. Was the Eastern bloc's answer to NATO and gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament of West Germany

Explanation

The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet bloc’s military counterpart to NATO and gained momentum when West German rearmament was arranged in the mid-1950s. The reference to 1954 concerns the agreements that paved the way for that rearmament, so the combined option is intended.

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