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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The war became a disaster for two reasons: Primarily, because Denmark's new powerful ally, the Netherlands, remained neutral as Denmark was the aggressor and Sweden the defender. Secondly, the Belts froze over in a rare occurrence during the winter of 1657–1658, allowing Charles X Gustav of Sweden to lead his armies across the ice to invade ...
Both countries are full members of NATO. Ireland: January 1962 [101] See Denmark–Ireland relations. Denmark has an embassy in Dublin and three honorary consulates (Cork, Limerick and Waterford). [257] Ireland has an embassy in Copenhagen. [258] Both countries became members of the European Union on 1 January 1973. Italy: 2 September 1861 [35]
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
In May 2013, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili stated that his goal was to get a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for his country from NATO in 2014. [203] In June 2014, diplomats from NATO suggested that while a MAP was unlikely, a package of "reinforced cooperation" agreements was a possible compromise. [204]
In 1969, Denmark was the first country to legalise pornography, [237] and in 2012, Denmark replaced its "registered partnership" laws, which it had been the first country to introduce in 1989, [238] [239] with gender-neutral marriage, and allowed same-sex marriages to be performed in the Church of Denmark.
The United States did not want Germany to purchase the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, and Saint John. [4] In 1916, Denmark sold their Danish West Indies to the United States, and both countries signed the Treaty of the Danish West Indies. The sale for $25 million deal was finalized on 17 January 1917.