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NATO or Warsaw Pact?

This is a multiple choice quiz between NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and the rivaling Warsaw pact. Good luck and have fun!! :D
As of January 1990 since NATO is getting new members and the Warsaw Pact has dissolved. That is also why the questions are phrased in the past.
The questions are phrased in the singular so as to not confuse anyone but both is an answer to some questions
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Last updated: June 26, 2023
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1. Yugoslavia was a member
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Yugoslavia was neutral during the Cold War despite being communist.
2. Its headquarters was in Athens
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NATO's was in Brussels and the Warsaw Pact's was in Moscow.
3. Had a member which permanently left
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Albania left the Warsaw Pact in 1968.
4. Had a compass rose on its flag/symbol
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5. Was also known as the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance"
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6. Was founded in 1949
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The Warsaw Pact was founded in 1955.
7. Is associated with the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation)
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8. Was located in three continents (Not counting overseas territories)
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NATO was located in North America (USA and Canada), Europe and Asia (Turkey). The Warsaw Pact was located in Europe and Asia.
9. Had a member which doesn't exist currently
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NATO had West Germany and the Warsaw Pact had the USSR, Czechoslovakia and East Germany.
10. If one or more members of this organisation get invaded, the rest defend the invaded member or members
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11. The Soviet Union (USSR) requested to join this organisation
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The Soviet Union made a request to join NATO in 1954.
12. Had a larger land area (Greenland doesn't count)
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NATO = 23,314,209 km² and the Warsaw Pact = 23,394,062 km².
13. Had territory in the Caucasian region
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Turkey has territory in the Caucasian region aswell as Russia, Georgia, etc.
14. Norway was a member
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Norway joined NATO in 1949
15. Bordered the Rhine river
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The Rhine river is located in the Benelux, France, western Germany and Switzerland.
16. Bordered Lake Balaton
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Lake Balaton is located in Hungary which was part of the Warsaw Pact.
17. Owned Checkpoint Charlie
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18. Was created to counter the other organisation
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19. Had observer states (Definition: A country in a organisation which has applied but hasn't became a full member yet.)
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Mongolia was an observer states of the Warsaw Pact from 1963 until the organisation's dissolvement. France doesn't count as it only withdrew from the military command and not NATO itself.
20. Had more tanks in Europe (As of 1989)
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Both (Approximate Tie)
NATO estimates: NATO = 16,424 and the Warsaw Pact = 51,500. Warsaw Pact estimates: NATO = 30,690 and the Warsaw Pact = 59,470.
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