What was the purpose of NATO and the Warsaw Pact? The phrases below show the purposes of either the Warsaw Pact or NATO.

if members were attacked, the
United States would respond
with a full-fledged attack

was used in the invasion
of Czechoslovakia

served as a mechanism for the
Soviets to maintain a military
presence in its satellites

was used as a deterrent
against communist aggression

placed Western Europe under
a “nuclear umbrella”

retaliation for the remilitarization
of West Germany

(The Warsaw Pact) (NATO)