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Cold War organizations

  • NATOThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization began its life on the 4th of April 1949 when twelve nations signed a document in Washington.
  • Western BlocOn the 5th of March 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood in Fulton, Missouri to declare that an iron curtain had descended across the…
  • Warsaw PactThe Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, hosted a signing ceremony on the 14th of May 1955. Eight nations gathered to establish the Treaty of Friendship…
  • ComeconThe Council for Mutual Economic Assistance emerged from a Moscow conference held between the 5th and the 8th of January 1949.
  • Non-Aligned MovementThe Non-Aligned Movement emerged from the ashes of the Korean War, a conflict that accelerated global polarization into two opposing camps.
  • Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyAllen Dulles formed the National Committee for a Free Europe in New York City during 1949. This front organization created Radio Free Europe to target Soviet…