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GCSE History · key term
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: a military alliance established in 1949 linking the USA, Canada and Western European countries through a commitment to collective defence.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: a military alliance established in 1949 by the USA, Canada and Western European countries to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
Revise: Military RivalriesIn 1949, twelve countries founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO: the USA, Canada, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, a Western military alliance founded in 1949 on the principle of collective defence.
Revise: Development of the Cold WarIn 1949, the USA, Canada and Western European countries formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO.
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Revise: The Berlin Crises and Military AlliancesIn 1949, the USA, Canada and Western European countries formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO. Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark were among its members.
Distinguish NATO's founding members in 1949 from later entrants: Greece and Turkey joined in 1952; West Germany joined in 1955.
Link the Warsaw Pact’s formation in 1955 specifically to West Germany joining NATO, not just to NATO’s creation in 1949.
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