Answer:
by creating its own alliance of communist powers
Step-by-step explanation:
The Warsaw Pact, or Treaty of Warsaw, was a military alliance formed on May 14, 1955 by the socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, which also became known as the Eastern bloc. The corresponding treaty was signed in the Polish capital, Warsaw, and established the alignment of member countries with Moscow, establishing a commitment to mutual assistance in the event of military aggression and legalizing the presence of millions of Soviet military personnel in Eastern European countries that had been happening since 1945. The military organization was allegedly a response to the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations.