the Soviet Union . Truman’s Policy of Containment of Communism In the Soviets had established socialist governments in the countries of eastern Europe that had been liberated from the Nazis by the Soviet Army. Truman, the president of USA, pursued a policy of containment of communism. The Soviets were however determined not only to maintain control of eastern Europe, but also keen on spreading Communism world-wide.
Cold War: The rivalry that developed after World War II between the US and the USSR and their respective allies created tension which is referred to as Cold War. They did not take recourse to weapons. Instead they waged war on political, economic and ideological fronts. .
Marshall Plan The US conceived the Marshall Plan to bring the countries in western Europe under its influence. The plan sought to help the countries of Europe with American Truman The World After World War II countries of SEATO were committed to prevent communism from gaining ground in the region. Unlike the NATO alliance, SEATO had no joint commands with standing forces. (c) Warsaw Pact As a counter to the NATO, Soviet Union organized the Soviet-bloc countries for a united military action, under the Warsaw Pact.
In December , a conference of eight European nations namely, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Romania and Russia took place in Moscow. They concluded the treaty on May , . This is known as the Warsaw pact. A joint command of armed forces of the member countries with its headquarters in Moscow was setup.
The Warsaw Pact was dissolved in following the break-up of USSR. (d) CENTO or the Baghdad Pact In Turkey, Iraq, Great Britain, Pakistan and Iran signed a pact known as Baghdad Pact. In the United States joined the organisation and thereafter it came to be known as the Central Treaty Organization. This treaty was open to any Arab nation desiring peace and security in the region.
CENTO was dissolved in .