HISTORY OF NATO
by Евгений Федейкин
1. Ends
1.1. Soviet Berlin Blockade
2. Purposes
2.1. Deterring Soviet expansionism
2.2. Forbidding the revival of nationalist militarism through a strong North American presence
2.3. Encouraging European political integration
3. Treaties
3.1. Treaty of Brussels -17 March 1948
3.1.1. Participants
3.1.1.1. Belgium Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom
3.1.2. Consequences
3.1.2.1. Soviet Berlin Blockade
3.1.2.2. creation of the Western European Union's Defence Organization in September 1948
3.2. North Atlantic Treaty 4 April 1949
3.2.1. Participants
3.2.1.1. five Treaty of Brussels states plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland
3.2.2. Consequences
3.2.2.1. Soviet Berlin Blockade
3.2.2.2. creation of the Western European Union's Defence Organization in September 1948