Why did Albania leave the Warsaw Pact in 1968?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. It protested against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact forces and had already broken with Moscow
- Step 1: Albania had stopped taking part in the pact after its break with the Soviet Union. Step 2. In 1968 it left formally after the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Answer: protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Why not the others: Albania was isolated and communist at the time, and did not wish to join NATO.
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