NATO
History: Cambridge International GCSE The Twentieth Century (Option B), topic 4.4.5
NATO (1949)
NATO was a supranational institution based on military cooperation.
NATO (1949): North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- NATO is a military alliance that is still in place today. It was founded in 1949 and united the USA, France and Great Britain under a new military alliance with the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Canada.
- NATO is based on the idea of 'collective security'. Collective security means that if 1 nation is attacked, all the others will fight on its behalf.
- In 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a member of NATO.
Consequences of NATO
- As Comecon was a response to the Marshall Plan, the Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union's response to NATO.
- This created a division between NATO nations (which accepted Marshall Aid) and Warsaw Pact nations (which accepted Comecon support).
Test yourself on NATO
Which of the below are true about NATO?
Which country joined NATO in 1955 instead of 1949?