COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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To protect Communist nations from democracy
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To protect democratic nations from Communism
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To ensure countries could defend themselves from outside attacks
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To unite Soviet countries against Western ideals
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. The Alliance’s founding treaty was signed in Washington in 1949 by a dozen European and North American countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -There was a fear that the USSR would attack a Western European country to spread communism. Communist countries were established in China and North Korea. The formation of NATO meant that the USA could place weapons in member states to stop the communists from attacking.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War The Soviet Union wanted to expand their ideologies further across Europe and the world. As relations became even further strained between the Allied countries and the Soviet Union, NATO allowed the member countries to produce a united front and deter Russia from irresponsible and dire actions.