Question

The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact were similar in that they
(A) focused on economic security and development
(B) called for collective security against outside threats
(C) were used as an attempt to alleviate Cold War tensions
(D) illustrated international opposition to the United Nations
(E) eff ectively isolated Asia from the Western world

Answer 1

The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact were similar in that they ("B) called for collective security against outside threats," since this was during the Cold War, with NATO being an alliance of western, mostly capitalist states, and the Warsaw Pact representing the Soviet Sphere in the East.