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[[File:Europe-blocs-49-89x4.svg|thumb|right|upright=2|Political situation in [[Europe]] during the [[Cold War]]]]
[[File:Europe-blocs-49-89x4.svg|thumb|right|upright=2|Political situation in [[Europe]] during the [[Cold War]]]]
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]]".
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]] (USA) 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]]".


==Western Bloc associations==
==Western Bloc associations==

Revision as of 19:18, 7 June 2021

Not to be confused with Western world.
Not to be confused with Western blot.
The "Three Worlds" of the Cold War (between 30 April and 24 June 1975)
  First World: Countries aligned with the Western Bloc (i.e., NATO and allies), led by the United States
  Second World: Countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc (i.e., Warsaw Pact, China, and allies), led by the Soviet Union
  Third World: The Non-Aligned Movement, led by India and Yugoslavia, and other neutral countries
Political situation in Europe during the Cold War

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 (USA) 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

NATO

Countries which have become NATO members after the end of the Cold War

Other NATO-affiliated states and partners

ANZUS

Compact of Free Association

CENTO

Rio Treaty

SEATO

Map of SEATO members in 1959, shown in blue

Middle East/North Africa Region

Further information: Islamic Military Alliance and Gulf Cooperation Council
See also: Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

East Asia

Western Bloc Associations Today

NATO

Other NATO affiliated states and partners

Africa and Middle Eastern Partners

Asia, South East Asian and Oceania Partners

Inter-American Partners

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

See also

References

Sources

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