Answer:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact
Explanation:
In the mid 1950's, the tensions between the communist east and capitalist west were constantly on the rise. This led to the formation of military alliances from both sides. The Western countries formed NATO, a military organization initially consisted of USA, Canada, and Western European countries. The Soviets responded adequately, and they formed the Warsaw Pact with their allies, which was also a military organization. The reason for the formation of these two organizations was to protect the interests of the member countries, be it safety, political, economical, social, or zones of influence. Both organizations were constantly pilling up more and more weaponry and were constantly increasing the armies, heavily investing in its development, equipment, and training.
Explanation:
During the post-war period, the USSR was able to control Poland and Hungary by
setting up puppet governments there.
keeping Soviets troops stationed there.
supporting their democratic governments.
allowing people to elect their own officials.rebuild Europe’s economy.
stop communism.
strengthen the USSR.
boost the United Nations.
A modern scholarly article, the first three are primary sources (Text or items from the time period being investigated) and the last one is a secondary source which was written by someone investigating that time period, therefor it is not an artifact
