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._________Britain – FranceIcelandPortugal – _______NetherlandsLuxembourg 1952 – A Little Farther from the North Atlantic (Demonstration of Truman Doctrine) – GreeceTurkey 1954 – A New Democracy – Germany 1982 – Death of Fascist Dictator Franco – Spain

The NATO Alliance

The _____________ Pact 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 EstoniaLatviaLithuania SloveniaSlovakiaBulgaria