What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?
A) enactment of the policy of détente
B) refusal to sit on the United Nations Security Council
C) institution of the use of containment
D) formation of the Warsaw Pact
E) refusal to contribute to the Marshall Plan

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The Soviet Union responded to the creation of NATO by forming the Warsaw Pact in 1955, which was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

What Was the Soviet Union's Response to the Creation of NATO