NATO Flashcards
When was NATO Founded?
1949 during the cold war
When did the cold war begin?
March 1947
How many founding members were in NATO originally?
12
Who were the 12 founding members of NATO?
No A
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
No E
France
No GH
Iceland
Italy
No JK
Luxembourg
No M
Netherlands
Norway
No O
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
How many countries are now NATO members?
12 in 1949
32
Who were most recent NATO additions and when?
Finland - April 2023
Sweden - March 2024
What was the NATO rival during the cold war?
The Warsaw Pact, a similar alliance held by the Soviet Union.
In 2014, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to commit ___ %of their national Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2%
How many members were expected to achieve the 2% GDP by 2024?
Only 23 of 32 countries
Which members spend the most on defence in over 3% of GDP?
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Greece
What were two immediate purposes of NATO?
to deter soviet expansionism and forbid the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe
Who wants to join NATO?
Ukraine (applied in September 2022)
Bosnia (working towards Membership Action Plan)
Georgia
Kosovo
What does NATO do?
Safeguards the freedom and security of all its members through political and military means.
NATO Current Involvement
NATO involvements with previous conflicts 1949-1990
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
What are the conditions for joining NATO?
Any European country willing to further the Washington treaty and contribute to Euro-Atlantic security
Aspiring members must meet political, economical and military goals
Membership Action Plan (MAP) is designed to assist aspiring nations
How is the UN different to NATO?
UN was created to help keep peace and create international law.
Solves problems in economy and international relations.
198 Members.
What is Article 1 of NATO?
Settle international disputes in peaceful means.
What is Article 3 of NATO?
Maintain individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
What is Article 5?
KEY SECTION: It considers an attack against one member state to be an attack against them all. Only triggered once after 9/11
What is Article 6?
That the NATO treaty only covers north of the tropic of cancer bar plus French Algeria
What is Article 4?
Members consult together whenever security of a member is threatened.
