3. • 1949 – 12 Original Members
• U.S.
• Canada
• Britain
• France
• Iceland
• Portugal
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Luxembourg This text wont be here. This is what we will say…
**This picture is a picture that shows ALL of the members
of NATO on a map**  Something along those lines?

4. • The fundamental purpose of NATO was to protect its
members from a possible attack from the USSR.
• In the NATO Treaty, Article 5 it states “The Parties agree
that an armed attack against one or more of them in
Europe or North America shall be considered an attack
against them all…”
• NATO was created because if the USSR attacked a
country that had signed the treaty, they would all go to war
against USSR as an alliance.

5. • The NATO treaty was signed on April 4, 1949 in
Washington, DC.
• The 12 original nations signed the agreement.

6. This text will not be here. For the last 3 points there, you had information for it.
I believe that can be something we will just explain, no need to slam it all on here?
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• The original purpose of NATO was to protect its members from a
possible attack from the USSR.
• Deter USSR Expansionism
• Stop Nationalist Militarism
• Encourage European Political Integration

7. • Meetings are called when there is a controversial issue or
an event comes up that effects a member or group of
member nations.
• The meetings take place in one of the member countries
or at the NATO headquarters in Belgium. The site of the
meeting is reviewed and chosen by a committee.

9. • The fundamental role of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and
security of its member countries by political and military means.
• NATO is playing an increasingly important role in crisis management
and peacekeeping.
• 28 member Nations
• Headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium.