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 ☆ Formation of NATO ☆

         During the Post-World War II, the Prime Minister of Canada, Louis St. Laurent began to realize the weaknesses of the United Nations and that it was unable to defend Canada against the possibility of Soviet threats. Many nations also lost faith that the United Nations was in position to undertake world peace because of the lack of co-operation on the Security Council. In 1947, a Canadian Department of External Affairs officer named Escott Reid publicly talks about an Atlantic defence alliance which led to negotiations between nations. Finally, On 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in Washington. Canada together with other 11 nations signed the Treaty and they are Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. By 1955, these countries had been joined by Greece, Turkey, and West Germany. It is designed to defend member nations against the troops in pro-communist countries. Those nations were known as the Warsaw Pact countries which included the USSR, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany. The NATO alliance committed to protect the freedom and security of its members in both military and political means. Therefore, any threats or attacks that are against one or several of its members would be considered as an attack against all members. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization members played an important role in mutual defence against any aggressions during the Cold War.

 



<span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 121%; color: rgb(128,128,128); font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; color: #808080; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is important in Canadian history because it allowed its member nations to collective security. The NATO definitely helped Canada to protect its freedom and peacekeeping against all the aggressions. Without the NATO, Canada would not be able to defend itself against the Warsaw Pact countries during the Cold War period. This organization changed the weak protection of Canada itself into mutual defence from other nations. It is a turning point in Canadian history, a point where Canada and other nations began to become more powerful in protection against any attacks. As time passes by, the size of the NATO members started to increase as other nations joined. From the first day of the formation of the NATO to the current year 2009, the NATO has been formed for 60 years. The NATO is now an Alliance that consists of 28 independent member countries all around the world. These countries are Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Currently, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also consists of 22 partner countries. These nations are Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyz Republic, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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