NATO

Question 1

What does NATO stand for

Answer 1

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 2

Initial function of NATO

Answer 2

counterweight to soviet armies in central/eastern europe

Question 3

When was NATO established

Answer 3

April 4 1949

Question 4

When did Greece join NATO

Answer 4

1952

Question 5

When did West Germany join NATO

Answer 5

1955

Question 6

When did Germany join NATO

Answer 6

1990

Question 7

When did Spain join NATO

Answer 7

1982

Question 8

When did Czech Republic join NATO

Answer 8

1999

Question 9

When did Bulgaria join NATO

Answer 9

2004

Question 10

When did Turkey join NATO

Answer 10

1952

Question 11

When did Hungary join NATO

Answer 11

1999

Question 12

When did Poland join NATO

Answer 12

1999

Question 13

When did Estonia join NATO

Answer 13

2004

Question 14

When did Latvia join NATO

Answer 14

2004

Question 15

When did Lithuania join NATO

Answer 15

2004

Question 16

When did Romania join NATO

Answer 16

2004

Question 17

When did Slovakia join NATO

Answer 17

2004

Question 18

When did Slovenia join NATO

Answer 18

2004

Question 19

When did Albania join NATO

Answer 19

2009

Question 20

When did Croatia join NATO

Answer 20

2009

Question 21

When did Montenegro join NATO

Answer 21

2017

Question 22

When did North Macedonia join NATO

Answer 22

2020

Question 23

When did France withdraw from the integrated military command of NATO

Answer 23

1966

Question 24

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

Answer 24

2009

Question 25

Which two countries were formally invited to join NATO in 2022

Answer 25

Finland Sweden

Question 26

What is article 5 of NATO (2)

Answer 26

attack against NATO member in Europe/North America considered attack against all each country assist country being attacked

Question 27

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

Answer 27

2001 after september 11 attacks

Question 28

Who organised the september 11 attacks (2)

Answer 28

exiled saudi arabian millionaire osama bin laden

Question 29

Result of the september 11 attacks (3)

Answer 29

World Trade Centre in New York City destroyed Part of pentagon destroyed 3000 people dead

Question 30

Western Europe was economically exhausted and militarily weak after WW2 True or False?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Where had new powerful communist parties arrisen (2)

Answer 31

France Italy

Question 32

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

Answer 32

states of central europe states of eastern europe

Question 33

What happened in the USSR by 1948 (2)

Answer 33

suppressed non-communist political activity consolidated control of governments of europe countries

Question 34

Who created the term the "Iron Curtain"

Answer 34

Winston Churchill

Question 35

How was Germany split (2)

Answer 35

democratic german state in west communist german state in east

Question 36

What had completely broken down between the Allies and the USSR

Answer 36

wartime cooperation

Question 37

Who launched the Marshall plan

Answer 37

USA

Question 38

When was the marshall plan launched

Answer 38

1948

Question 39

What did the marshall plan do (2)

Answer 39

provided economic aid to countries of western/southern europe based on condition that countries support each other to recover

Question 40

When was the Brussel treaty created

Answer 40

1948

Question 41

Which countries did the Brussel treaty include (5)

Answer 41

UK France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

Question 42

What did the Brussel treaty do

Answer 42

allowed for defense agreement called Western European Union

Question 43

When was the communist coup d'etat in czechoslovakia

Answer 43

February 1948

Question 44

Result of Korean invasion on US

Answer 44

demonstrated that it would resist soviet pressures

Question 45

Who was named Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Answer 45

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 46

When was Eisenhower named Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Answer 46

December 1950