This structure has a very mixed reputation among our compatriots.In the Soviet period it was associated exclusively with war crimes and bloody to the elbows hands her soldiers.Today, this kind of representation is also present, but still overall it softened.In today's society there are different moods with respect to NATO.But what is really NATO?Explanation of this concept as it sounds?We will understand this, look at the background to the emergence of this association and the basic principles of its activities.
NATO.Explanation of concepts
Actually, it is not surprising that the media of the Soviet state is the union was represented in that light.Even his appearance was initially anti-Soviet character.NATO - which the transcript reads as follows: North Atlantic Treaty Organization - was established as a regional bloc of states to protect Europe and America from the Soviet intervention.Leaders of the Union, which do not consider myself the aggressor and had several other ideas about the instigators and perpetrators of the unfolding of the Cold War, of course, took this as a direct aggression against himself.Thus, NATO (transcript of the term) is the union of the countries of the North Atlantic military bloc.
Background to the emergence
Even in the final stage of World War II in the political circles of the Western allies begin to walk the talk about what their next opponent could be the Soviet Union.Indeed, the overall victory did not come near, but instead divided the allies of yesterday.In the absence of a common goal (and the threat represented by Hitler's Germany forced to forget all differences) east and west all is rapidly becoming a principal rivals.
Today historians connect the formal beginning of the Cold War with the famous speech by Winston Churchill in Fulton.Beginning of the Cold War was already evident in the establishment of pro-socialist regimes in a number of eastern and central Europe.Peak differences emerged during the Berlin crisis.The threat of military conflict has forced Western countries to unite in the face of the "communist threat."And in April 1949, there was NATO.The organization was founded by the signing of the mutual twelve countries: Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, France, Canada, the UK and the US.Later they were joined by many other states, including the former Soviet republics: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.NATO, deciphering acronyms which are supposed to protect, its main objective announced mutual security guarantees and freedom of all its members in North America and Europe.To achieve its goals the organization uses its own political influence and military potential.By the way, after six years of socialist states have created their own alliance, however, is not the topic of this article.
