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Military Alliance Research Paper

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The conflict between the Western block which was led by United states and the Communist Eastern bloc which was led by former Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (USSR) now Russia, began almost as soon as the warring parties surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the second world war. It was a conflict of ideologies, both blocks, western and eastern wanted to prove that their ideology is the best for human society and these state powers would try and spread their ideologies at the expense of the local population. So, when USSR starts overthrowing a democratically elected government and starts installing communist governments, the US and its western allies formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to fight off communist invasion collectively rather than on their own which small European countries would have a hard time defending massive forces of USSR. It is essentially a military alliance of Europeans and Americans against communist Russia. …show more content…

With the help of a military alliance, states or nations don’t have to spend an exuberant amount of money on its defense, saved money could be used in taking care of its vulnerable citizen, or in providing education, or in providing clean water. With military alliance comes the greater co-operation, which will definitely come in handy when a natural disaster occurs. The military alliance brings peace, a deterrent against the foes, which means the citizens don’t have to worry about fighting wars, a society without war is always productive. For example, the military alliance between South Korea and the United States keeps the North Korea at bay, the military alliance between Japan and US has given Japanese society a peace of mind, which in turn created Japanese economy as the third largest economy in the world. It gives singular voice against a common

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