Western Bloc
The Western Bloc during the Cold War refers to the countries allied with the United States and NATO against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The latter were referred to as the Eastern Bloc. The governments and press of the Western Bloc were more inclined to refer to themselves as the "Free World" or the "Western world", whereas the Eastern Bloc was often called the "Communist world" or Second world".
Western Bloc associations
NATO
Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany (from 1990) West Germany (from 1955)
Greece (from 1952) Iceland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain (from 1982) Turkey (from 1952) United Kingdom United States
ANZUS
SEATO
Australia France (until 1965) New Zealand Pakistan (until 1972) Philippines Thailand South Vietnam (until 1975) United Kingdom United States
See also
References
Sources
- Matloff, Maurice. Makers of Modern Strategy. Ed. Peter Paret. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1971. 702.
- Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. 447,454.
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