NATO and Warsaw Pact Notes Correct 100%

What does NATO stand for? - ANSWERSNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization What is NATO? - ANSWERSA military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America. And the first peace time alliance in US History and the most important for the past 60 years. What is the purpose of NATO, (original)? - ANSWERSto protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union (Containment) When was NATO formed? - ANSWERS1949 What kind of shared values did the members of NATO have? - ANSWERSAll members are democracies. What NATO member was attacked during the Cold War? - ANSWERSNone First time a NATO member was attacked - ANSWERS9/11 Original Members and Date Joined (12) - ANSWERS1949 United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom New Members of NATO - ANSWERS1952- Greece, Turkey (Truman Doctrine) 1954- Germany (New Democracy) 1982- Spain (Death of Fascist Dictator Franco) What was the Warsaw Pact? - ANSWERSSoviet Response to NATO. When was the pact created? - ANSWERS1955