Directions: Base your answer to Question 1 on Document 1 and on your knowledge of social studies. Document 1 Warsaw Pact Treaty, 1955 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between the People's Republic of Albania, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People's Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Rumanian People's Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Czechoslovak Republic, May 14, 1955 . . . Article 3 The Contracting Parties shall consult with one another on all important international issues affecting their common interests, guided by the desire to strengthen international peace and security. They shall immediately consult with one another whenever, in the opinion of any one of them, a threat of armed attack on one or more of the Parties to the Treaty has arisen, in order to ensure joint defence and the maintenance of peace and security. Article 4 In the event of armed attack in Europe on one or more of the Parties to the Treaty by any state or group of states, each of the Parties to the Treaty, in the exercise of its right to individual or collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations Organization, shall immediately, either individually or in agreement with other Parties to the Treaty, come to the assistance of the state or states attacked with all such means as it deems necessary, including armed force. The Parties to the Treaty shall immediately consult concerning the necessary measures to be taken by them jointly in order to restore and maintain international peace and security. Source: The Warsaw Pact Treaty, 1955. 1. Explain the historical circumstances that led to the writing of the Warsaw Pact Treaty. [1] Hint: Compare the images below to help you: Response: Who: What: When: Where: Why:

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Directions: Base your answer to Question 1 on Document 1 and on your knowledge of social studies. Document 1 Warsaw Pact Treaty, 1955 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between the People's Republic of Albania, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People's Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Rumanian People's Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Czechoslovak Republic, May 14, 1955 . . . Article 3 The Contracting Parties shall consult with one another on all important international issues affecting their common interests, guided by the desire to strengthen international peace and security. They shall immediately consult with one another whenever, in the opinion of any one of them, a threat of armed attack on one or more of the Parties to the Treaty has arisen, in order to ensure joint defence and the maintenance of peace and security. Article 4 In the event of armed attack in Europe on one or more of the Parties to the Treaty by any state or group of states, each of the Parties to the Treaty, in the exercise of its right to individual or collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations Organization, shall immediately, either individually or in agreement with other Parties to the Treaty, come to the assistance of the state or states attacked with all such means as it deems necessary, including armed force. The Parties to the Treaty shall immediately consult concerning the necessary measures to be taken by them jointly in order to restore and maintain international peace and security. Source: The Warsaw Pact Treaty, 1955. 1. Explain the historical circumstances that led to the writing of the Warsaw Pact Treaty. [1] Hint: Compare the images below to help you: Response: Who: What: When: Where: Why:

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Who: The People's Republic of Albania, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People's Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Rumanian People's Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the Czechoslovak Republic.

What: The Warsaw Pact Treaty, a treaty of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance.

When: May 14, 1955.

Where: Warsaw, Poland.

Why: The historical circumstances that led to the writing of the Warsaw Pact Treaty were the growing tensions and divisions in Europe during the early years of the Cold War. The Treaty was a response to the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 and sought to create a unified defense alliance among the communist states in Eastern Europe. The Treaty aimed to counter the perceived threat of NATO and to maintain the Soviet Union's influence over its satellite states. It also aimed to ensure collective defense and provide mutual assistance in the event of an armed attack on any of the member states, as well as to strengthen international peace and security according to the principles of the United Nations Charter.