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NATO Flashcards

1
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What does NATO stand for

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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2
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Initial function of NATO

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counterweight to soviet armies in central/eastern europe

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3
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When was NATO established

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April 4 1949

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4
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When did Greece join NATO

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1952

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5
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When did West Germany join NATO

A

1955

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6
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When did Germany join NATO

A

1990

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7
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When did Spain join NATO

A

1982

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8
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When did Czech Republic join NATO

A

1999

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9
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When did Bulgaria join NATO

A

2004

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10
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When did Turkey join NATO

A

1952

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11
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When did Hungary join NATO

A

1999

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12
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When did Poland join NATO

A

1999

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13
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When did Estonia join NATO

A

2004

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14
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When did Latvia join NATO

A

2004

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15
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When did Lithuania join NATO

A

2004

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16
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When did Romania join NATO

A

2004

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17
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When did Slovakia join NATO

A

2004

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18
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When did Slovenia join NATO

A

2004

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19
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When did Albania join NATO

A

2009

20
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When did Croatia join NATO

A

2009

21
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When did Montenegro join NATO

A

2017

22
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When did North Macedonia join NATO

A

2020

23
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When did France withdraw from the integrated military command of NATO

A

1966

24
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When did France resume its position in NATO’s military command

A

2009

25
Q

Which two countries were formally invited to join NATO in 2022

A

Finland

Sweden

26
Q

What is article 5 of NATO (2)

A

attack against NATO member in Europe/North America considered attack against all

each country assist country being attacked

27
Q

When did NATO invoke article 5 for the first time (2)

A

2001

after september 11 attacks

28
Q

Who organised the september 11 attacks (2)

A

exiled saudi arabian millionaire

osama bin laden

29
Q

Result of the september 11 attacks (3)

A

World Trade Centre in New York City destroyed

Part of pentagon destroyed

3000 people dead

30
Q

Western Europe was economically exhausted and militarily weak after WW2

True or False?

A

True

31
Q

Where had new powerful communist parties arrisen (2)

A

France

Italy

32
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Where did the USSR’s armies dominate/take control over after the war (2)

A

states of central europe

states of eastern europe

33
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What happened in the USSR by 1948 (2)

A

suppressed non-communist political activity

consolidated control of governments of europe countries

34
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Who created the term the “Iron Curtain”

A

Winston Churchill

35
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How was Germany split (2)

A

democratic german state in west

communist german state in east

36
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What had completely broken down between the Allies and the USSR

A

wartime cooperation

37
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Who launched the Marshall plan

A

USA

38
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When was the marshall plan launched

A

1948

39
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What did the marshall plan do (2)

A

provided economic aid to countries of western/southern europe

based on condition that countries support each other to recover

40
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When was the Brussel treaty created

A

1948

41
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Which countries did the Brussel treaty include (5)

A

UK

France

Belgium

Netherlands

Luxembourg

42
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What did the Brussel treaty do

A

allowed for defense agreement called Western European Union

43
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When was the communist coup d’etat in czechoslovakia

A

February 1948

44
Q

Result of Korean invasion on US

A

demonstrated that it would resist soviet pressures

45
Q

Who was named Supreme Allied Commander Europe

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower

46
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When was Eisenhower named Supreme Allied Commander Europe

A

December 1950

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