NATO Basics
This year NATO was founded after World War II
What is 1949?
Article 5 states that an attack on one member is considered an attack on this group
What is all NATO members?
NATO membership decisions must be approved in this deciding vote
Unanimously or by consensus
Russia invaded this country in 2022, accelerating NATO expansion
What is Ukraine?
NATO members have pledged—but often fail—to spend this % of GDP on defense
NATO began with this many original member states
What is 12?
This country is NATO’s largest contributor and ultimate security guarantor
What is the United States
Countries must first submit this formal request to NATO
What is Letter of Intent?
Russia fought a short war in 2008 over this country’s separatist regions
What is Georgia?
This NATO member delayed Sweden’s accession over PKK-related concerns
What is Turkey?
This Cold War rivalry gave NATO its original purpose
What is the Soviet Union or USSR?
NATO’s collective defense promise is intended mainly to do this to adversaries
What is deterrence or deter aggression?
This 1995 document outlined informal standards for new members
Study on NATO Enlargement?
This NATO summit in 2008 promised vague future membership to Ukraine and Georgia
What is the Bucharest Summit?
This other country objected to Swedish criticism of its government
NATO has grown to this many members today
What is 31?
Article 5 legally requires members to “assist,” but not necessarily do this
What is to use military force?
This NATO program helps prepare countries for eventual membership
Russia claims NATO expansion threatens it, experts say it justified this action
what is the Invasion of Ukraine?
This fear drives opposition to Ukraine’s immediate NATO membership
What is the Russian-Ukraine war?
This newest member of NATO is also known as the home for Santa Claus and is considered the happiest country in the world!
What is Finland?
Article 5 is part of this founding NATO document
What is the Washington Treaty
Even after approval, membership requires this step in every current NATO country
What is national ratification?
These two Ukrainian regions were backed by Russia after 2014
What are Donetsk and Luhansk?
Ukraine amended its constitution in 2019 to commit to pursuing this goal.
What is NATO membership?