HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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SEATO
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CENTO
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NATO
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Warsaw Pact
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Detailed explanation-1: -The foundations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were officially laid down on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, more popularly known as the Washington Treaty.
Detailed explanation-2: -At present, NATO has 31 member countries. In 1949, there were 12 founding members of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom – all of this in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -Accordingly, after much discussion and debate, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed on 4 April, 1949.
Detailed explanation-5: -Since the Alliance was created in 1949, its membership has grown from the 12 founding members to today’s 31 members through nine rounds of enlargement in 1952, 1955, 1982, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020 and 2023.