In the context of the Cold War, arrange the following events in chronological order.

 

A. Gorbachev became the President of the USSR

B. Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

C. Placement of Nuclear Missiles in Cuba

D. The first summit of the Non-Alignment Movement

E. Formation of Eastern Alliance

 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

 

B. Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation- 1949
E. Formation of Eastern Alliance- 1955
D. The first summit of Non-Alignment Movement- 1961
C. Placement of Nuclear Missiles in Cuba- 1962
A. Gorbachev became the President of the USSR- 1985

The western alliance was formalised into an organisation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which came into existence in April 1949.

 

The eastern alliance, known as the Warsaw Pact, was led by the Soviet Union. It was created in 1955 and its principal function was to counter NATO’s forces in Europe.

 

In 1961 Non-Alignment Movement's first summit was held in Belgrade.

 

Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, decided to convert Cuba into a Russian base. In 1962, he placed nuclear missiles in Cuba

Gradually, the nature of non-alignment changed to give greater importance to economic issues.

 

In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the role of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.