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The Formation of NATO

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United States

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for leadership and military support

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1949

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Year NATO was founded, Significance: Response to the threat of Soviet aggression in Europe

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France

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for partial withdrawal from NATO's integrated military command in 1966

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Canada

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Founding member of NATO, Essential for its geographical position between Europe and the US

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1952

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Year when Greece and Turkey joined NATO, Significance: Strategic southern flank during the Cold War

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1982

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Year when Spain joined NATO, Significance: Enhanced NATO's southern European defense posture

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United Kingdom

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for its global influence and nuclear capabilities

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1999

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Year when Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO, Significance: NATO's first post-Cold War expansion eastwards

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2004

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Year when seven more countries joined NATO, Significance: Largest single expansion in NATO history

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Norway

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for sharing a border with Russia

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Italy

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for geographic position controlling the Mediterranean sea routes

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1990

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Year when a unified Germany joined NATO, Significance: Germany was partitioned during the Cold War

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Portugal

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Founding member of NATO, Notable for its historic maritime prowess and geographic edge of Europe

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2009

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Year when Albania and Croatia joined NATO, Significance: Continued expansion of NATO into the Western Balkans

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Belgium

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Founding member of NATO, Significant for hosting the NATO headquarters

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