NATO

Question 1

What does NATO stand for?

Answer 1

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Question 2

How many founding member states?

Answer 2

12

Question 3

Who were the founding member states?

Answer 3

Belgium, 
Canada, 
Denmark, 
France, 
Iceland, 
Italy, 
Luxembourg, 
Netherlands, 
Norway, 
Portugal, 
United Kingdom,
United States

Question 4

How many members does NATO currently have?

Answer 4

29

Question 5

Who is the most recent country to join NATO?

Answer 5

Montenegro

Question 6

Who are the 17 states who have joined since NATO was founded?

Answer 6

Greece and Turkey (1952), 
Germany (1955), 
Spain (1982), 
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland (1999), 
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (2004),
Albania and Croatia (2009), 
Montenegro (2017).

Question 7

What is the purpose of NATO?

Answer 7

The purpose of NATO is to defend the member states, through diplomatic means where possible but with military force when required.

Question 8

Why was NATO originally formed?

Answer 8

To stop the Soviet advance through a weakened europe after WWII

Question 9

What is article 5?

Answer 9

Article 5 says that an attack on one member country is an attack on them all.

Question 10

When has article 5 been implemented?

Answer 10

After the twin towers attacks on 9/11

Question 11

Why wasn’t article 5 implemented during the Falklands?

Answer 11

Because the treaty only covers lands above the Tropic of Cancer. Also because we have to ask for help and we probably didn’t want anyone else getting involved.

Question 12

What is the partnership for peace program?

Answer 12

21 aspiring members who are interesting in joining the alliance. Mostly former soviet states.