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As a fundamental component of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty is a product of the US' desire to avoid overextension at the end of World War II, and consequently pursue multilateralism in Europe.
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The treaty was initiated by the Pleven plan, proposed in 1950 by then French Prime Minister René Pleven in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany.
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a proposal to place French and West German production of coal and steel under a single authority that later became the European Coal and Steel Community
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adopted many of the Western Union's military structures and plans,[16] including their agreements on standardizing equipment and agreements on stationing foreign military forces in European countries
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The post of Secretary General of NATO was established as the organization's chief civilian. Turkey’s and Greece’s accession to Nato
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Treaty established the European Defence Community. Provided West Germany‘s accession to NATO.
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West Germany joined NATO, which led to the formation of the rival Warsaw Pact during the Cold War.
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The major enemy of NATO