NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

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GCSE History> Cold War> NATO
Set up in 1949 by Western powers.

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

A type of collective security programme - if one country was threatened others would defend it.

Set up as a result of Berlin Blockade.

Russia felt capitalist countries were "ganging up on it" (didn't like it).

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