HISTORY

The Treaty of Brussels, signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom, is considered the precursor to the NATO agreement. This treaty established a military alliance, later to become the Western European Union. However, American participation was thought necessary in order to counter the military power of the Soviet Union, and therefore talks for a new military alliance began almost immediately.

These talks resulted in the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, DC on 4 April 1949. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states, United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Three years later, on 18 February 1952, Greece and Turkey also joined.

 

4.s	Answer the questions

 

1. What is NATO?

2. What are the other names of the organization?

3. Where are its headquarters?

4. What are the official languages of the organization?

5. What is the precursor to the NATO agreement?

 

5.	Complete the speech bubbles

 

1. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic ___________, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for ___________, established in 1949, in support of the ___________, signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949.

2. Its ___________are located in Brussels, Belgium.

3. The Treaty of Brussels, signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, the Netherlands, ___________, France, and the United Kingdom, is considered ___________to the NATO agreement.

4. American participation was thought necessary in order to ___________the military power of the Soviet Union, and therefore talks for a new ___________began almost immediately.

 

6.	Translate words and word combinations into English

 

Альянс, колективна безпека, договір, штабквартира, еквівалент, підписувати, переговори.