Question

When was the eight nations conference held in the capital of Poland Warsaw?
A. $10^{th}$ to $13^{th}$ May 1955
B. $11^{th}$ to $14^{th}$ May 1955
C. $15^{th}$ to $19^{th}$ May 1955
D. $20^{th}$ to $25^{th}$ May 1955

Answer 1

Hint: The Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance concluded after three days of discussions in Warsaw which led to the creation of an eastern military counterpart to NATO.

Complete Answer: The three days of mutual discussions happened from $11^{th}$ to $14^{th}$ May in 1955 which resulted in the signing of the Warsaw Pact on $14^{th}$ May 1955.

The eight nations were - Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Soviet Union.

At the time of its origin the supreme commander was Ivan Konev and the Chief of Combined Staff was Aleksei Antonov.

There was no direct military confrontation between the western and eastern military groups, however conflicts occured on ideological basis and proxy wars.

East Germany withdrew from the pact following the German reunification in 1990.

The USSR was dissolved in December 1991. Most of the former Soviet republics formed the Collective Security Treaty Organization shortly after the USSR was dissolved.

In the next 20 years seven Warsaw Pact countries outside the USSR joined NATO, as did the Baltic states which had been part of the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the answer is option B.

Note: The largest military engagement of the eastern military group was the Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia. This invasion resulted in Albania withdrawing from the pact less than a month later. On 25 February 1991, the pact was ended by the defence and foreign ministers of the six remaining member states.