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Alliances Strain As Cold War Blocs Face Pressures
U S and Soviet efforts to keep NATO and the Warsaw Pact intact are stressed by rising nationalism and shifting loyalties. De Gaulle challenges U S dominance in Europe while Romania under Ceaușescu questions Moscow leadership, hinting at a broader move toward independence and redefined security. Brezhnev seeks to tighten Moscow’s grip, and West German leader Barzel proposes terms that could alter the East West divide in a reunified Germany.
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Warsaw Pact
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Charles de Gaulle
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Moscow
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de Gaulle
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Ceausescu
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Bucharest