TheintroductionofNATO解析.pptVIP

* t * T * 张若怡 贾梦雪 王文娟 刘乐琼 孙浩晨 王紫元 NATO Focal Points 1 Introduction 2 Military activities 3 Development 4 Influence on China Introduction Definition Background Structure What is NATO ? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4?April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. Characteristics Formation 4 April 1949 Type Military alliance Headquarters Brussels,Belgium Membership 28states Official?languages English/French Website nato.int The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4?April 1949 and was ratified by the United States that August Why did NATO form? The Cold War after the WWII. The Berlin blockade convinced many Americans that the Soviets were bent on conquest. The public began to surpport a military alliance with Western Europe. The establishment of Warsaw Pact. The Cold War The conflict of the interests between America and Soviet: the ambition to conquer the world . The difference of their state systems US Vs Soviet Summary details of Berlin blockade The division of Germen after the WWII The Berlin blockade from Soviet The response of the western countries The establishment of NATO However, participation of the United States was thought necessary to counter the military power of the USSR, and talks for a new military alliance began almost immediately. Warsaw Pact Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe. It was established at the Soviet Unions initiative and realized on 14 May 1955, in Wars