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What does NATO stand for?

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

The NATO treaty was signed in Washington, USA, in April 1949.

They feared the spread of communism and Soviet control in Europe, so they wanted a joint defence.

The Berlin Blockade showed that the USSR was willing to use pressure, so Western countries felt they must unite for defence.

NATO is a defensive alliance. Its members agree to protect each other if attacked.

Article 5 says that an attack on one NATO member is treated as an attack on all members.

Any three of these: United States, Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Norway or Iceland.

It was the first time the USA joined a peacetime military alliance in Europe, promising to defend Western Europe.

The USSR saw NATO as a threat and proof that the West was trying to oppose communism, which increased tension.