Gorbachev Agrees to Membership of a United Germany in NATO
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: July 16, 1990
Article abstract: The two German states achieved political reunification only after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev permitted the new united Germany to remain in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Summary of Event
The division of Germany into two rival states in 1949 was a result of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Western democracies created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, neither German state established a national army until after 1955. The Soviet Union organized the Warsaw Pact...
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