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- 1955 - West Germany joins Nato; the Soviet Union and eight Eastern European states respond by forming the Warsaw Pact.
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On 8 July 1997, three former communist countries (Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Poland) were invited to join NATO, which was accepted by all three, with Hungarian acceptance being endorsed in a referendum in which 85.3% of voters supported joining NATO.
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Meant to unite ideologically likeminded cultures—namely, those who espouse democracy and liberalism—the North Atlantic Treaty was ratified in 1949, with 12 signatories. Listed alphabetically, they were: 1. Belgium 1. Canada 1. Denmark 1. France 1. Iceland 1. Italy 1. Luxembourg 1. Netherlands 1. Norway 1. Portugal 1. The United Kingdom 1. The Unite...
Seven years after its establishment, NATOexpanded for the first time just south of the Black Sea: 1. Greece 1. Turkey
At this point, we must mention the Warsaw Pact—the Soviet Union’s response to and equivalent of NATO. In total, there were 8 members of the Warsaw Pact. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, so did the Warsaw Pact, and the Cold War ended. Also noteworthy: Yugoslavia (in southeast Europe) collapsed in 1992—dissolving into 6 successor states; some...
2004 brought the largest increase in NATOmembers since the Alliance’s foundation. Perhaps even more notable, though, is republics formerly of the Soviet Union were now joining (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). 1. Bulgaria (formerly of the Warsaw Pact) 1. Estonia 1. Latvia 1. Lithuania 1. Romania (formerly of the Warsaw Pact) 1. Slovakia 1. Slovenia (su...
In 2009, NATO’s foothold in East Europe grew firmer: 1. Albania (formerly of the Warsaw Pact) 1. Croatia (successor to Yugoslavia)
These additions to NATOare both successor states to Yugoslavia: 1. Montenegro (in 2017) 1. North Macedonia (in 2020)
The Russo-Ukrainian War, and the escalation of which beginning on February 24, 2022, brought NATO’s growth into the foreground of foreign policy debates at the time. Russia’s full-scale invasion also prompted Finland and Sweden to officially apply. At the time of this update, Finland has been welcomed into the Alliance. 1. Finland
In November 2002, NATO invited seven countries to join it via the MAP: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. [127] All seven invitees joined in March 2004, which was observed at a flag-raising ceremony on 2 April. After that date, NATO numbered 26 allies. [128]
Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states. Three more members joined between 1952 and 1955, and a fourth joined in 1982. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [2]
Jun 1, 2005 · On 23 October 1954 the North Atlantic Council decided to invite the Federal Republic to become a member. One day later, 12 major treaties were signed. On 6 May 1955, after the ratification process had been concluded in all states, the Federal Republic of Germany took its seat at the NATO table.
- Helga Haftendorn
Nov 13, 2009 · On May 5, 1955, the American, French, and British forces formally ended their military occupation of West Germany, which became an independent country. On May 6, West Germany was officially...
Apr 3, 2024 · The Federal Republic of Germany became a member of NATO on 6 May 1955. The German Democratic Republic, the socialist state that emerged from the division of Germany after the Second World War, joined the Warsaw Pact shortly afterwards.
