When did NATO begin?
4th april, 1949
what does NATO stand for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
what is NATO?
organization that tries to assure the mutual protection of its member states, by each agreeing to protect each other in case of war
who set up NATO and why
the Americans set it up during the cold war to provide collective security against the soviet union and keep communist influence to a minimum
why might NATO be seen as bad
it poses as a threat to the soviets which lead to the creation of an alliance of their own