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The Pros And Cons Of NATO

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World War II just ended and there is a problem with The Western Democracies and The Soviet Union about expanding communist. They wanted to show each other that they are serious and both formed their own security agreement. On April 4, 1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed. This treaty was an alliance between the North Americans and the Western European countries. They worked together to defend each other. So the Soviet Union cannot take over their country. On May 14 1955, The Soviet Union and The Communist Nations in Eastern Europe made a rival alliance against The NATO called The Warsaw Pact. Signing the pact made The Soviet Union look like they were controlling the Communist Nations in Eastern Europe. The NATO and …show more content…

to sign the NATO. The NATO includes Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Canada, and The United States. In 1952, Greece and Turkey joined. In 1955, West Germany also joined The NATO. They all agreed on protecting each other and helping each other out when one is in danger. If someone in NATO gets attacked by The Soviet Union or any other communist countries. They will have to go against everyone in NATO. West Germany caused NATO a little trouble because their allies wanted them to form their own army. The Soviet Union got mad and warned West Germany that if they make their own army or join NATO. The Soviet Union will make their own alliance. Within the same year, West Germany joined NATO. The Soviet Union and The Communist Nations signed The Warsaw …show more content…

After thirty six years of working together The Soviet Union and The Eastern Europe both agreed on to end the alliance. This was another sign for The NATO that The Soviet Union was falling apart and losing their former allies. A couple of years into the pact the Soviets said that it will be a defensive alliance. But it became clear to The Eastern Europe allies that the reason for the pact was to show reinforce communist dominance in Eastern Europe. This made The Soviet Union allies mad and they wanted to leave the pact. Without them The Warsaw Pact will start to fall apart which it did. In 1990, East Germany withdrew from the pact because it is getting reunification with West Germany. Later Poland and Czechoslovakia really wanted to leave from the pact. The Warsaw Pact was suffering from protesters, faltering economy, and a unstable political situation. The Soviet Union was finally done and gave

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