Question

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by :

• A. Germany and allies
• B. America and allies
• C. Soviet Union and allies
• D. The European Union

Answer 1

Answer:

B. America and allies

Cold war

• The USA and the USSR that formed anti-fascist alliance during the Second World War parted from each other after the war. The USA floated a new alliance of capitalist countries while the USSR led socialist nations.

• These two blocs- capitalist bloc and socialist bloc that represented contradictory ideas- continued their political and diplomatic wars. This enmity based on ideological conflict and diplomatic confrontations was called the cold war.

Military Pacts during Cold War

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- America and allies

• South East Asia Treaty Organization(SEATO)- America and allies

• Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)- America and allies

• WARSAW PACT- Soviet Union and allies