NATO Flashcards
What does NATO stand for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Initial function of NATO
counterweight to soviet armies in central/eastern europe
When was NATO established
April 4 1949
When did Greece join NATO
1952
When did West Germany join NATO
1955
When did Germany join NATO
1990
When did Spain join NATO
1982
When did Czech Republic join NATO
1999
When did Bulgaria join NATO
2004
When did Turkey join NATO
1952
When did Hungary join NATO
1999
When did Poland join NATO
1999
When did Estonia join NATO
2004
When did Latvia join NATO
2004
When did Lithuania join NATO
2004
When did Romania join NATO
2004
When did Slovakia join NATO
2004
When did Slovenia join NATO
2004
When did Albania join NATO
2009
When did Croatia join NATO
2009
When did Montenegro join NATO
2017
When did North Macedonia join NATO
2020
When did France withdraw from the integrated military command of NATO
1966
When did France resume its position in NATO’s military command
2009
Which two countries were formally invited to join NATO in 2022
Finland
Sweden
What is article 5 of NATO (2)
attack against NATO member in Europe/North America considered attack against all
each country assist country being attacked
When did NATO invoke article 5 for the first time (2)
2001
after september 11 attacks
Who organised the september 11 attacks (2)
exiled saudi arabian millionaire
osama bin laden
Result of the september 11 attacks (3)
World Trade Centre in New York City destroyed
Part of pentagon destroyed
3000 people dead
Western Europe was economically exhausted and militarily weak after WW2
True or False?
True
Where had new powerful communist parties arrisen (2)
France
Italy
Where did the USSR’s armies dominate/take control over after the war (2)
states of central europe
states of eastern europe
What happened in the USSR by 1948 (2)
suppressed non-communist political activity
consolidated control of governments of europe countries
Who created the term the “Iron Curtain”
Winston Churchill
How was Germany split (2)
democratic german state in west
communist german state in east
What had completely broken down between the Allies and the USSR
wartime cooperation
Who launched the Marshall plan
USA
When was the marshall plan launched
1948
What did the marshall plan do (2)
provided economic aid to countries of western/southern europe
based on condition that countries support each other to recover
When was the Brussel treaty created
1948
Which countries did the Brussel treaty include (5)
UK
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
What did the Brussel treaty do
allowed for defense agreement called Western European Union
When was the communist coup d’etat in czechoslovakia
February 1948
Result of Korean invasion on US
demonstrated that it would resist soviet pressures
Who was named Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
When was Eisenhower named Supreme Allied Commander Europe
December 1950
