Western Bloc
The Western Bloc, also known as the Capitalist Bloc, is an informal, collective term for countries that were officially allied with the 
United States during the Cold War of 1947-1991. While the 
NATO member states, in 
Western Europe and 
Northern America, were pivotal to the bloc, Western Alliance included many other countries, in the broader 
Asia-Pacific 
region, the 
Middle East, 
Latin America, and 
Africa with 
histories of 
anti-Soviet, 
anti-communist and, in many cases 
anti-socialist, ideologies and policies.
While the core members of the Western Bloc are 
democracies, many other members are 
authoritarian capitalist and/or 
monarchies.
History
The Western Bloc descended from the disintegration of the 
Allied Powers after WWII ended, there were already tensions between the Western camp and 
Eastern camp. With the Cold War starting in 1947, two blocs officially formed, one of which was the Western Bloc, led by the United States.
Western Bloc began to repel the 
Eastern Bloc, or the Soviet Union's bloc. Many countries who were concerned with rising communist influences (which were exported by USSR or 
PRC) became anti-communist, all aligning with the Western bloc.
After USSR collapsed in 1991, the Western Bloc transformed into the modern West of the post-Cold War era.
Members
NATO
See also:
Members of NATO
Five Eyes & ANZUS
SEATO
Compact of Free Association
METO/Baghdad Pact/CENTO
Rio Treaty
Middle East/North Africa Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia, Southeast Asian, and Oceania Partners
Others
How to draw
Western Bloc has a drawing rating of intermediate.
- Draw a ball.
- Fill it with blue.
- Draw a white circle in the middle.
- Draw the anti-communist symbol in the circle.
- Add four white lines around the circle.
- Add eyes and done!
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight Blue | #004990 | |
| White | #FFFFFF | |
Gallery
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Original, more focus on the main members -
