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NATO and the Warsaw Pact

NATO and the Warsaw Pact . Political Climate after WW2. The War ended in 1945 Two major players were US and USSR Rebuilding Europe with two ideologies Communism v Capitalism/ Democracy Marshall Plan proposed by US to fund the rebuilding of Europe.

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NATO and the Warsaw Pact

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  1. NATO and the Warsaw Pact

  2. Political Climate after WW2 • The War ended in 1945 • Two major players were US and USSR • Rebuilding Europe with two ideologies • Communism v Capitalism/ Democracy • Marshall Plan proposed by US to fund the rebuilding of Europe

  3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • Military or defense alliance formed in 1949 by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America • Original purpose – to protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union (Containment) • First peacetime alliance in U.S. history • An alliance of nations with shared values. All members are DEMOCRACIES • Has been the most important U.S. alliance for the past (almost) 60 years

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

  5. The NATO Alliance

  6. The Warsaw Pact • 1955 - The Soviet response to the creation of NATO • Consisted of the Soviet Union and its six satellite countries in Eastern Europe • East Germany • Poland • Hungary • ????????? • Bulgaria • Romania • The Warsaw Pact no longer exists

  7. By the numbers • NATO • Population 563 million • Military man power 4,822,000 • Warsaw Pact • Population 366 million • Military man power 4,752,000

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