HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Entering into agreement and treaties with other countries provided additional securities for all
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The United States had to secure its borders from Communism from Cuban defectors.
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NATO gave the United States unlimited rights to wage war on smaller nations.
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Trade sanctions against the Soviets were not working so NATO became necessary.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -NATO and the United Nations (UN) share a commitment to maintaining international peace and security. The two organisations have been cooperating in this area since the early 1990s, in support of peace-support and crisis-management operations.
Detailed explanation-3: -NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. Collective defence is at the heart of the Alliance and creates a spirit of solidarity and cohesion among its members.
Detailed explanation-4: -NATO allowed the member countries to work together to protect against Soviet aggression. The Soviet Union wanted to expand their ideologies further across Europe and the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -From this perspective, NATO’s fundamental purpose after the cold war would shift from defending common territory to defending the common interests of Alliance members. As an alliance of interests, NATO would be the vehicle of choice to address threats to these shared interests, wherever these threats reside.