NATO Flashcards
1
Q
What was NATO?
A
NATO was an in governmental military alliance made between 29 North American and European countries.
2
Q
Why was NATO founded?
A
To make a peacetime military alliance.
3
Q
What happened when a mission was carried out by NATO / what did they need in a mission?
A
When a mission was carried out by NATO individual allies committed troops and equipment to be placed under a unified NATEO command
4
Q
What was NATO’s main goal?
A
To safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means.
5
Q
What did the U.S think that NATO would be?
A
The U.S. thought it would be an economically strong, rearmed and joined Europe that would prevent communist expansion.
6
Q
When was NATO founded?
A
It was founded in 1949 in the U.S.A
