NATO

=North American Treaty Organization=

As the Cold War split major alliances of the world in half, NATO and the Warsaw Pact were created in 1949. NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed under US leadership to group most western European powers and Canada in a defensive alliance against possible Soviet agression. It supported countries against communism like helping with West Germany's rearnament. It caused the Soviet Union to create the Warsaw Pact in response.

Created by: Allie Pinosky, Clare Wolf, and Alexa DeAntonio.