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Useful Idiot Flashcards

1
Q

“NATO” stands for what?

When and where was NATO formed?

A

Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization.

4 April 1949.
Washington DC.

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List the 12 founding members of NATO.

Hint: Do it in alphabetical order

A
  1. Belgium
  2. Canada
  3. Denmark
  4. France
  5. Iceland
  6. Italy
  7. Luxembourg
  8. The Netherlands
  9. Norway
  10. Portugal
  11. United Kingdom
  12. USA
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3
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Two countries on either side of the Aegean Sea joined NATO in 1952.
What are they?

A

Turkey and Greece.

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How many countries joined NATO in the 1950’s?

Name them.

A

Three countries.

  1. Greece
  2. Turkey
  3. Germany
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5
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One country joined NATO in the 1980’s.

Which one?

A

Spain.
30 May 1982.

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6
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Which three countries make up the Baltic States.

Why are they called this?

A
  1. Estonia
  2. Latvia
  3. Lithuania

Named this because they all border the Baltic Sea.

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7
Q

In which year did the Baltic states join NATO?

Name them.

A

2004 (29 March).

  1. Estonia
  2. Latvia
  3. Lithuania
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How many countries “acceded” to NATO in 2004?

Hint: Three of them are the Baltic states.

A

Seven acceded.

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Name the 7 countries that joined NATO in 2004.

Hint: All are “ia’s”.

A
  1. Bulgaria
  2. Romania
  3. Slovakia
  4. Slovenia
  5. Estonia
  6. Latvia
  7. Lithuania
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10
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From which region are
Bulgaria,
Romania,
Slovakia and
Slovenia?

A

Eastern Europe.
Some though consider Slovenia to be South Eastern Europe.

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Which 2 countries on the Adriatic Sea joined NATO in 2009?

What is the region they are from called?

A
  1. Albania and
  2. Croatia

The Western Balkan region. This region makes up part of Southern Europe.

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12
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Which Balkan country joined NATO in 2017?

And, which Balkan country joined in 2020?

A

Montenegro 2017.

North Macedonia 2020.

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13
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How many Balkan countries are there in NATO in 2024?

A

Four.

  1. Albania,
  2. Croatia,
  3. Montenegro and
  4. North Macedonia
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How many “member countries” are there in NATO in 2024?

How many of these have joined since 1990 and then end of the Cold War?

A

32.

16.

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Name the 2 countries to most recently join NATO.

A

April 2023 Finland.
March 2024 Sweden

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16
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What was the Eastern Bloc?

When did it exist from/until?

A

It was a group of (mostly) eastern European communist countries that were aligned militarily, politically, economically, and culturally with the Soviet Union.

From 1945 to approx 1990.

17
Q

The Warsaw Pact was created in reaction to what?

A

Created in response to the integration of West Germany into NATO
(6 May 1955)

18
Q

What was the Warsaw Pact?

A

It was a political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries as a counterbalance against NATO, which came into being in 1949.

19
Q

There are seven nations that have the (Persian) suffix “-stan” in their English names.

Name them

A

Those nations are:
1. Afghanistan,
2. Kazakhstan,
3. Kyrgyzstan,
4. Pakistan,
5. Tajikistan,
6. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Of these nations, Kazakhstan is the largest by area

20
Q

Name the 5 “Stans” that were formerly Soviet Republics.

A
  1. Kazakhstan,
  2. Kyrgyzstan,
  3. Tajikistan,
  4. Turkmenistan and
  5. Uzbekistan
21
Q

Explain the difference between Central Asia and Soviet Central Asia.

A

Soviet Central Asia was the part of Central Asia administered by the Soviet Union between 1918 and 1991.

22
Q

Name the (Eastern European) countries that made up the Eastern Bloc.

A

Albania,
Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia,
East Germany,
Hungary,
Poland,
Romania and
Yugoslavia

23
Q

Use this mnemonic to remember countries that are generally said to be in Eastern Europe.

Every Lady Likes Peanut Butter Until My Rocking Horse Smokes Cigarettes

A

Estonia
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Poland,
Belarus,
Ukraine,
Moldova,
Romania,
Hungary,
Slovakia,
Czech Republic.

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