NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Military or defense alliance formed in 1949 by
12 countries in Western Europe and North America Original purpose to protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union (Containment) First peacetime alliance in U.S. history An alliance of nations with shared values. All members are DEMOCRACIES Has been the most important U.S. alliance for the past (almost) 60 years

Who is in NATO?
1949 12 Original Members
U.S. Canada Britain France Iceland Portugal Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg 1952 A Little Farther from the North Atlantic
(Demonstration of Truman Doctrine)

Greece Turkey 1954 A New Democracy Germany 1982 Death of Fascist Dictator Franco Spain

The NATO Alliance

The Warsaw Pact

1955 - The Soviet response to the creation
of NATO Consisted of the Soviet Union and its six satellite countries in Eastern Europe East Germany Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Romania The Warsaw Pact no longer exists

NATO Treaty Article 5

The Parties agree that an armed attack against
one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all No NATO member was ever attacked during the Cold War it never had to use its military forces The first (and only) time a NATO member was attacked was September 11, 2001

Eastward Expansion
As democracy spread throughout Eastern Europe,
NATO is adding new members 1999 Three former Warsaw Pact members were admitted into NATO
Poland Hungary The Czech Republic

2002 Seven former communist states in Eastern

Europe added
Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovenia Slovakia Bulgaria

2002
How do
you think Russia feels about this?

NATO-Russia Council
NATO-Russia Council This was a RAPPROCHEMENT between NATO
and Russia May 2002 Both sides signed an agreement Russia WILL: Be given a say at the table with the 26 NATO
members Be an equal partner in discussions on key topics

NATO-Russia Council
Russia WILL NOT:

Be a member of NATO Be bound by NATOs defense pact Have a veto over NATOs decisions Have a vote over NATOs expansion

Rewrite History
Either by yourself or with a partner, you are going
to rewrite the NATO and/or Warsaw Pact. Partner: one partner reads NATO and one reads the Warsaw Pact
Then rewrite the preamble and articles in current
language

Solo: choose either the NATO or Warsaw Pacts

and rewrites the articles Be Creative!