WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organization was originally formed between the US and Western Europe to assist each other if attacked by the Soviet Union?
A
National Association and Treaty Organization
B
North Atlantic Trade Organization
C
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D
National Association and Trade Organization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO – ensures that the security of its European member countries is inseparably linked to that of its North American member countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Warsaw Pact embodied what was referred to as the Eastern bloc, while NATO and its member countries represented the Western bloc. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were ideologically opposed and, over time, built up their own defences starting an arms race that lasted throughout the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -Collective defence: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 and is a group of 31 countries from Europe and North America that exists to protect the people and territory of its members.

Detailed explanation-6: -North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April 4, 1949, which sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II.

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