North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union
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Alliance’s creation was part of a broader effort to serve three purposes:
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deterring Soviet expansionism, forbidding the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe through a strong North American presence on the continent, and encouraging European political integration.
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In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO
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The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955.
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Conflict between the Western nations (including the United States, Great Britain, France and other countries) and the Communist Eastern bloc (led by the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or USSR) began almost as soon as the guns fell silent at the end of World War II (1939-45)
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World War I Ended With the Treaty of Versailles - 0 views
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This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage
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the war to end all wars," in actuality, the concluding peace treaty set the stage for World War II.
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