NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic

NATO • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • ________ or _______ alliance formed in 1949 by ________countries in Western Europe and North America • Original purpose – ___________ • ________________(Containment) • First ________ alliance in U. S. history • An alliance of nations with shared values. All members are ______________ • Has been the most important U. S. alliance for the past (almost) 60 years

NATO Treaty – Article 5 • “The Parties agree that an armed __________ against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them _____…” • No NATO member was ever attacked during the _________– it never had to use its military forces • The first (and only) time a • NATO member was attacked was… – ____________

Who is in NATO? • 1949 – 12 Original Members – U. S. – France – _________ Iceland Netherlands Britain Portugal Luxembourg • 1952 – A Little Farther from the North Atlantic (Demonstration of Truman Doctrine) – Greece Turkey • 1954 – A New Democracy – Germany • 1982 – Death of Fascist Dictator Franco – Spain

The NATO Alliance

The _______ Pact • 1955 - The Soviet response to the creation of NATO • Consisted of the Soviet Union and its six satellite countries in Eastern Europe – ____________ – Poland – Hungary – Czechoslovakia – _____________ – Romania • The Warsaw Pact no longer _______

Eastward Expansion • As democracy spread throughout Eastern Europe, NATO is adding new members • 1999 – Three ______________ members were admitted into NATO – Poland – Hungary – The Czech Republic • 2002 – Six former ___________ states in Eastern Europe added Estonia Slovenia Latvia Slovakia Lithuania Bulgaria