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The foundation of NATO in 1949, then its activities and expansion in the decades that followed, affected the Cold War in a curiously double-sided fashion. On the one hand, it served as a minimizing factor, since it provided unity and strength to 'free' Europe, which deterred significant aggression from Communist-dominated Europe. On the other hand, it also increased tensions in the Cold War: its growing strength was matched by a strength build-up in the other half of Europe, while conflicts in other parts of the world, where the Cold War's basic opponents sought to gain further allies and control, erupted partly due to the ongoing stalemate in Europe itself.
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∙ 9y agoThe foundation of NATO in 1949, then its activities and expansion in the decades that followed, affected the Cold War in a curiously double-sided fashion. On the one hand, it served as a minimizing factor, since it provided unity and strength to 'free' Europe, which deterred significant aggression from Communist-dominated Europe. On the other hand, it also increased tensions in the Cold War: its growing strength was matched by a strength build-up in the other half of Europe, while conflicts in other parts of the world, where the Cold War's basic opponents sought to gain further allies and control, erupted partly due to the ongoing stalemate in Europe itself.
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How did the establishment of NATO affect the Cold War?
Answer this question… How did the establishment of NATO affect the Cold War?
How did NATO and the Warsaw Pact affect the cold war?
The NATO became a peacekeeping organization
What did NATO do to prevent the Cold War?
NATO did nothing to prevent the Cold War. NATO was created because of the Cold War and may have helped prevent it from becoming a hot war.
What Is NATO and who led the alliance during the cold war?
NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance led by the United States during the Cold War
How was the victory of the cold war resolved?
by the NATO.
What was the US alliance in the cold war known as?
Nato
Who were alliance during the cold war?
NATO , SEATO ,
What are the alliances for cold war?
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Was iceland a member of NATO or the Warsaw Pact during the cold war?
Ireland is not a member of NATO
Was NATO a product of the cold war?
No, it was formed after World War II in 1949.
What was NATO for during the cold war?
To counter the Soviet's Warsaw Pact forces in Europe. WP was their NATO.
Was Greece a member of NATO or the Warsaw Pact during the cold war?
In 1952 Greece joined NATO
