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COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

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____ The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense ____ will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the ____ area ____ Which of the following developments was most directly a response to the agreement in this passage?
A
creation of the United Nations
B
establishment of the Warsaw Pact
C
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
D
German invasion of Czechoslovakia and Poland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The NATO Alliance consists of 30 member states from North America and Europe. Article Five of the treaty states that if an armed attack occurs against one of the member states, it should be considered an attack against all members, and other members shall assist the attacked member, with armed forces if necessary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO’s founding document, says that any attack on a NATO member in Europe or North America “shall be considered an attack against them all.”

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Article 5 of the NATO Charter states that an attack on one of the NATO countries is considered an attack on all – that is, all other allies must come to its aid. However, there is no plan of action for a situation where an armed conflict occurs between two NATO partners.

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