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  2. History of NATO - Wikipedia

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    Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II when British diplomacy set the stage to contain the Soviet Union and to stop the expansion of Soviet power in Europe.

  3. NATO - Wikipedia

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    Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. [5] [6] NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties.

  4. North Atlantic Treaty - Wikipedia

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    As a fundamental component of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty is a product of the US' desire to avoid overextension at the end of World War II, and consequently pursue multilateralism in Europe. [3] It is part of the US' collective defense arrangement with Western European powers, following a long and deliberative process. [4]

  5. Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Decades of Post-World ...

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    Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd ... post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine ...

  6. West German rearmament - Wikipedia

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    West Germany joins NATO: Walter Hallstein (left) and Konrad Adenauer (centre) at the NATO Conference in Paris in 1954. West German rearmament (German: Wiederbewaffnung) began in the decades after World War II. Fears of another rise of German militarism caused the new military to operate within an alliance framework, under NATO command. [1]

  7. Enlargement of NATO - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet Union was the primary ideological adversary for NATO during the Cold War. Following its dissolution, several states which had maintained neutrality during the Cold War or were post-Soviet states increased their ties with Western institutions; a number of them requested to join NATO. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine reignited ...

  8. Outline of the Cold War - Wikipedia

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    Cold War – period of political and military tension that occurred after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact). Historians have not fully agreed on the dates, but 1947–1991 is common.

  9. For Museum of World War II founder, this D-Day anniversary ...

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    The world now knows the D-Day invasion marked a turning point in the war, that it would lead to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of World War II, but none of that was a given as 156,000 Allied ...