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    • In April 1949, the USA, Britain, France and nine other Western countries joined together in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
    • NATO agreed that if any member was attacked, all members of NATO would come to its assistance
    • NATO was a defensive alliance and went further than the Truman Doctrine in committing the USA to helping Western Europe
    • NATO resulted in an ongoing American military presence in Europe and further emphasised the division in Europe
    • When West Germany joined NATO in May 1955, the Soviet Union responded by forming the Warsaw Pact
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