Alliances (a) NATO The United States and its European allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to resist Soviet aggression in Europe ( ). It was an inter-state military alliance between the countries of North America and Europe. The major member countries included Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Later Greece and Turkey joined the organization ( ).
Germany joined the NATO in . The chief objective of NATO was the peace and security in the North Atlantic region. (b) SEATO or Manila Pact The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was organized for the collective security of countries in Southeast Asia. Following the signing of the Manila Pact ( ) by the US, France, England, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.
Member Peking. Consisting of over delegates from the Communist Party and other left-wing organizations, the conference elected the Central Governing Council with Mao as its Chairman. The establishment of the People’s Republic of China under the leadership of Mao Tse Tung was a world-shaking event. There were now two mighty Communist powers in the world —the Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China.
Denial of UNO Membership The United-States refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades.