Europe had just finished with a horrific war and they were still recovering from it during the 1930's. The European democracies wanted to avoid another great war, and so they didn't interfere with Italy's and Germany's aggressions until they felt it was absolutely necessary.
Stop communist aggression.
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NATO
It doesn't have to be Adolph, it could be any past conqueror. They all had one thing in common; military force to conquer. Ghengis Khan used horses, Hitler used tanks, the ends justified the means...they were doing the same thing...military aggression.
Violent military conflicts
Yes
The plan is called the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), formerly known as the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The goal of EDI is to enhance the U.S. military presence in Europe to deter Russian aggression and strengthen NATO alliances.
Economics, Military, Stability and Immunity from foreign aggression.
Invading other countries + Breaking treaties
Economics, Military, Stability and Immunity from foreign aggression.
In order to coordinate their military responses, twelve European and North American nations created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, in 1949.