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How did the Soviet Union respond to the integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955?

  1. By joining NATO as its thirteenth member
  2. By creating the Warsaw Pact with its Eastern European satellite states
  3. By dismantling the Berlin Wall
  4. By withdrawing all Soviet troops from Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia
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Correct answer: By creating the Warsaw Pact with its Eastern European satellite states

The Warsaw Pact was the communist military counterpart to NATO. Its formation solidified the 'Iron Curtain' and the military division of Europe into two opposing blocs for the remainder of the Cold War.

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