Based on the image shown below, answer the question that is asked.

What was the principal function of the Warsaw Pact formed in 1955?

To counter NATO’s forces in America. To counter NATO’s forces in Europe. To spread communism among the founding members of NATO. None of the above.

To counter NATO’s forces in Europe.

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.