NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a political and military alliance of North American and European states committed to mutual defence. It was founded in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C. by twelve founding members.
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Founded Year Founded Date Headquarters Classification
Institution TypeInternational or Intergovernmental Body 1 Connections
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Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
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The economic cooperation and collective-security thinking fostered by the 1948 Marshall Plan, alongside the Truman Doctrine, is widely credited by historians with building the transatlantic solidarity that led directly to the North Atlantic Treaty the following year.
Source Marshall Plan, 1948 (Office of the Historian)
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1. Founding Treaty (NATO)
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationInstitution type, description
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a political and military alliance of North American and European states committed to mutual defence.
- Encompasses: North Atlantic Treaty
- Associated With: North Atlantic Treaty
View the Source Marshall Plan, 1948 (Office of the Historian)
U.S. Department of State, Office of the HistorianInfluenced By: Marshall PlanView the Source NATO: NATO Declassified: Founding of the Alliance
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It is often said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
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