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The '''Western Bloc''', also known as the '''Free Bloc''', '''Capitalist Bloc''' and the '''American Bloc''', was a coalition of the [[countries]] that were allied with the [[United States]] and its |
The '''Western Bloc''', also known as the '''Free Bloc''', '''Capitalist Bloc''' and the '''American Bloc''', was a coalition of the [[countries]] that were allied with the [[United States]] and its ideology ([[liberalism]]), a member of [[NATO]], and/or opposed the [[Soviet Union]], [[Warsaw Pact]], and [[communism]] during the [[Cold War]] 1947-1991. The latter were referred to as the [[Eastern Bloc]]. The [[governments]] and the [[News media|press]] of the Western Bloc were more inclined to refer to themselves as the "[[Free World]]" or the "[[First World]]", whereas the Eastern Bloc was often called the "[[Second World|Communist World or Second World]]". |
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==Western Bloc associations== |
==Western Bloc associations== |
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The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, Capitalist Bloc and the American Bloc, was a coalition of the countries that were allied with the United States and its ideology (liberalism), a member of NATO, and/or opposed the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and communism during the Cold War 1947-1991. The latter were referred to as the Eastern Bloc. The governments and the press of the Western Bloc were more inclined to refer to themselves as the "Free World" or the "First World", whereas the Eastern Bloc was often called the "Communist World or Second World".
Western Bloc associations
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Germany (from 1990)
- West Germany (1955–1990)
- Greece (from 1952)
- Iceland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain (from 1982)
- Turkey (from 1952)
- United Kingdom
- United States
Countries which have become NATO members after the end of the Cold War
- Czech Republic (from 1999)
- Hungary (from 1999)
- Poland (from 1999)
- Bulgaria (from 2004)
- Estonia (from 2004)
- Latvia (from 2004)
- Lithuania (from 2004)
- Romania (from 2004)
- Slovakia (from 2004)
- Slovenia (from 2004)
- Albania (from 2009)
- Croatia (from 2009)
- Montenegro (from 2017)
- North Macedonia (from 2020)
Other NATO-affiliated states and partners
- Argentina
- Bahamas (from 1982)
- Bolivia (until 2005)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba (until 1959)
- Dominican Republic (until 1990)
- Ecuador (until 2012)
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua (until 1979)
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Trinidad and Tobago (from 1967)
- United States
- Uruguay
- Australia
- France (until 1965)
- Laos (until 1975)
- New Zealand
- Pakistan (until 1972)
- Philippines
- South Vietnam (until 1975)
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- United States
Middle East/North Africa Region
- Bahrain
- Egypt (from 1979)
- Iran (until 1979)
- Iraq (until 1958)
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Oman
- Palestine (West Bank government, until 2019)
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syrian opposition
- Tunisia
- Turkey (until 2009)
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen (Hadi government)
- North Yemen (1962–1990)
Western Bloc Associations Today
Other NATO affiliated states and partners
Africa and Middle Eastern Partners
Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners
Inter-American Partners
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.
- Lewkowicz, Nicolas. The United States, the Soviet Union and the Geopolitical Implications of the Origins of the Cold War New York and London: Anthem Press, 2018.