Which of the following nations were among members of NATO during the Cold War?

Soviet Union and West Germany

West Germany and Poland

West Germany and the United States

France and East Germany

West Germany and the United States

Answer: West Germany and the United States

Explanation: During the Cold War, the Western Bloc was made up of the United States with Western allies, and the Eastern bloc with the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries. NATO as a military alliance of Western allies was formed, among other things, as a preventive measure of the spread of communism. On the other hand, the Warsaw Pact was formed, as a military alliance of Eastern European states with imposed Communism and the Soviet Union. East Germany was in the Soviet zone of interest and as such a part of the Eastern Bloc.