THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
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A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
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A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
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A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is NATO? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance originally established in 1949 to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II. When the Cold War ended, NATO was reconceived as a “cooperative-security” organization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. NATO’s fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies’ freedom and security by political and military means.
Detailed explanation-3: -NATO is an alliance of countries from Europe and North America. It provides a unique link between these two continents, enabling them to consult and cooperate in the field of defence and security, and conduct multinational crisis-management operations together.
Detailed explanation-4: -The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation also called Western Alliance? The Western Europe countries had sided with the US to form military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) so its known as Western Alliance.