apr 4, 1949 - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

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a.k.a NATO
Original signatories:
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK and the US.
- formed in response to increasing tensions and distrust between East and West
- perceived need for Western military alliance
- final end to US isolationist policies
- the Soviet Union viewed US involvement in Europe as a direct attempt to encroach upon their field of influence
- further divided East from West

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