Why was NATO set up?

Answer 1

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was formed on the 4th of April 1949 to form an alliance to stand against the soviet union. The Soviet Union were strong in numbers therefore an alliance was formed, if any country outside of NATO was to attack any of the countries within NATO, all of the countries within NATO would go to war to stop the threat.

Answer 2

NATO acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,a pact between western nations who pleaged to support each other if any member nation was attacked. The NATO ALIANCE: After the Berlin airlift and the division of the West Germany from East Germany ,Western European countries formed a military alliance.It was called NATO,members of NATO pleaged to support each other if any member nation was ever attacked

Answer 3

okay well this is all i know;

basically it was because Truman wanted to get as many countries as possible to join it, aswell as Germany; because once in the NATO, you cant have war with each other. i mean, you're allies.they even invited Stalin (but he rejected them, due to the American hatred there) , which was a clever act from Truman to avoid the cold war. However, the NATO was also set up to strengthen its powers. because if you faced America on its own, yes it was powerful, but not as powerful enough. so getting all these countries to join with make them super strong, leading to other countries to be scared of them and not start war. basically it was an act to prevent another world war.

however, when Stalin sets up the Warsaw Pact with the countries it has overtaken, trumans idea of non-war peaceful world was kinda destroyed. because it was now like NATO vs Warsaw Pact. two of the stronegst alliences ever.

i don't know more cos we're just stduyign it.

but i hope it helpsss.

xx.

Answer 4

In this way USA can more easily and cheaply rule other countries and make military conflicts.

Answer 5

NATO was founded amongst Western nations in order to provide collective security from attack by the USSR. If the USSR invaded West Germany, the USA, UK, Canada and more could come to its aid.

Answer 6

According to my GCSE course, it was formed most basically to make Stalin think twice about trying to expand his communist empire any further.

Answer 7

to halt the growth of communism in Europe