Western Bloc

Western Bloc
: Bloc de l'Ouest

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1947 – 1991

General Information

Aliases:

Capitalist Bloc

Time of Exist:

1947/48 - 26 December 1991 (- Present, de facto)

Government:

Ideological Alliance

Languages:

Almost every major language in the world, including:

English

French

Dutch

Japanese

Arabic

Chinese

Thai

Greek

Italian

Spanish

Affiliation:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Five Eyes

ANZUS

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Compact of Free Association

Central Treaty Organization

Rio Treaty

Religions:

Almost every major religion in the world, including:

Relations and Opinions

Friends:

Leader

Taiwan

Enemies:

Dislikes:

Communism, losing proxy wars

Historical Information
Preceded By:
Allied Powers

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, it 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 some cases anti-socialist, ideologies and policies.

History

The Western Bloc started with the Cold War in 1947, and began to repel Soviet influence. After USSR collapsed in 1991, the Western Bloc transformed into the modern West of the post-Cold War era.