What is the Warsaw Pact and why was it important?

What is the Warsaw Pact and why was it important? Through the Warsaw Pact, the Soviets sought to centralize leadership of a global socialist/communist movement on to the USSR. Because the Warsaw Pact was largely an attempt to retain Soviet power, its major goals were to keep the USSR and its satellite states together. What … Continue reading What is the Warsaw Pact and why was it important?