An outcome of the North Atlantic Treaty was:
(D) All members agreed to treat an attack on one as an attack on all.
After the terrible damage caused by the two world wars in the first half of the 20th century, the main concern of the victor countries was to create an alliance to make sure that such conflicts never happen again. The United Nations already existed, created on June 1945, but the USSR was a member of this organization and it was no longer possible to deal with this country because of its aggressive policy towards its European neighbors.
Led by dictator Stalin, who wanted to expand his empire and develop communism in more countries, many leaders understood that a new alliance was needed to face this new threat. It was on April 4, 1949, that 12 countries joined forces in the North Atlantic Treaty by creating a new organization, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
→ The first signatory countries were:
Subsequently, 17 other countries joined this treaty and this alliance still exists today. NATO is the main military organization of the world and we can see clearly that the wars don’t disappear, so unfortunately, NATO hasn’t succeeded yet on its main mission.
Grade: 9 - 12
Subject: History
Chapter: The Origins of the Cold War, 1945–1949
Keywords: cold war, NATO, the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
