Permanent historical factsheet

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1947–1949Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1947

Harry S Truman12 March 1947

Government / Republican Party Government

Support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure

1948

George Catlett Marshall4 April 1948

Government / Republican Party Government

The North Atlantic Treaty is signed

Harry S Truman21 July 1948

Government / Republican Party Government

The US Senate ratifies the NATO Treaty after 2 weeks of debate

1949

Harry S Truman4 April 1949

Government / Republican Party Government

Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance

Names involved

George Catlett MarshallHarry S Truman

Provenance

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