Baghdad Pact
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The Baghdad Pact was a 1955 Cold War-era military alliance in the Middle East, backed by the United Kingdom and the United States, aimed at containing Soviet influence in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baghdad Pact canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War alliance
ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
containing Soviet influence in the Middle East
ⓘ
regional defense cooperation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CENTO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedBy |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | withdrawal of Iran after the Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| founded | 1955 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | link in the northern tier of Western alliances around the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasMemberState |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent | Iraq’s withdrawal after the 1958 Iraqi Revolution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| legalForm | multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| nonMemberParticipant | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Arab nationalist states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western containment strategy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Turco-Iraqi Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoted |
anti-communism
ⓘ
collective security ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Middle East
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| securityFocus | collective defense against external aggression ⓘ |
| shortName | METO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Central Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| treatyType | mutual defense treaty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baghdad Pact Description of subject: The Baghdad Pact was a 1955 Cold War-era military alliance in the Middle East, backed by the United Kingdom and the United States, aimed at containing Soviet influence in the region.
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