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{{CountryInfo | {{CountryInfo | ||
|Name = [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]] Western Bloc [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]] | |Name = [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]] Western Bloc [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]] | ||
|NativeName = Bloc de l'Ouest | |NativeName = {{ILSize|FrenchL-icon.png|French Language}}: Bloc de l'Ouest | ||
|founded = 1947 | |founded = 1947 | ||
|predicon = Allies | |predicon = Allies | ||
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|onlysuccessor = North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |onlysuccessor = North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||
|image = Western Bloc.png | |image = Western Bloc.png | ||
|Caption = | |Caption = No [[Eastern Bloc|commies]] allowed! | ||
|Alias = [[File:Capitalism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Capitalist Bloc]] | |Alias = [[File:Capitalism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Capitalist Bloc]]<br>Western Club | ||
|Time of Exist = 1947/48 - 26 December 1991 | |Time of Exist = 1947/48 - 26 December 1991 (- Present, de facto) | ||
|Government = [[File:Dead Centrism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Ideological Alliance]] | |Government = [[File:Dead Centrism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Ideological Alliance]] | ||
|Languages = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;"><b>Almost every major language in the world, including:</b><br>[[File: | |Languages = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;"><b>Almost every major language in the world, including:</b><br>[[File:EnglishL-icon.png]] [[English Language|English]]<br>[[File:FrenchL-icon.png]] [[French Language|French]]<br>[[File:DutchL-icon.png]] [[Dutch Language|Dutch]]<br>[[File:JapaneseL-icon.png]] [[Japanese Language|Japanese]]<br>[[File:Arabic-icon.png]] [[Arabic Language|Arabic]]<br>[[File:ChineseL-icon.png]] [[Chinese Language|Chinese]]<br>[[File:ThaiL-icon.png]] [[Thai Language|Thai]]<br>[[file:GreekL-icon.png]] [[Greek Language|Greek]]<br>[[file:IcelandicL-icon.png]] [[Icelandic Language|Icelandic]]<br>[[file:ItalianL-icon.png]] [[Italian Language|Italian]]<br>[[file:NorwegianL-icon.png]] [[Norwegian Language|Norwegian]]<br>[[file:PortugueseL-icon.png]] [[Portuguese Language|Portuguese]]<br>[[file:SpanishL-icon.png]] [[Spanish Language|Spanish]]<br>[[file:TurkishL-icon.png]] [[Turkish Language|Turkish]] | ||
|Affiliation = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:150px; background:transparent;">[[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:USA-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]][[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:Canada-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[Five Eyes]]<br>[[File:ANZUS-icon.png]] [[ANZUS]]<br>[[File:SEATO-icon.png]] [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:Marshall Islands-icon.png]][[File:Micronesia-icon.png]][[File:Palau-icon.png]] [[Compact of Free Association]]<br>[[File:CENTO-icon.png]] [[Central Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:Rio-icon.png]] [[Rio Treaty]] | |||
|Affiliation = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:150px; background:transparent;">[[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:USA-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]][[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:Canada-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[Five Eyes]]<br>[[File:ANZUS-icon.png]] [[ANZUS]]<br>[[File:SEATO-icon.png]] [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:Marshall Islands-icon.png]][[File:Micronesia-icon.png]][[File:Palau-icon.png]] [[Compact of Free Association]]<br>[[File:CENTO-icon.png]] [[Central Treaty Organization]] | |Religions = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:200px; background:transparent;"><b>Almost every major religion in the world, including:</b> | ||
|Religions = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height: | |||
*[[File:Christi-icon.png]] [[Christianity]] | *[[File:Christi-icon.png]] [[Christianity]] | ||
*[[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam]] | *[[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam]] | ||
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}}The <b>Western Bloc</b>, also known as the <b>Capitalist Bloc</b>, is an informal, collective term for countries that were officially allied with the [[File:USA-icon2.png]] [[United States of America|United States]] during the Cold War of 1947–1991. While the [[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] member states, in [[File:EU-icon.png]] [[European Union|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, [[File:AntiCommie-icon.png]] [[Anti-Communism|anti-communist]] and, in some cases [[File:AntiSoc-icon.png]] [[Anti-Socialism|anti-socialist]], ideologies and policies. | }}The <b>Western Bloc</b>, also known as the <b>Capitalist Bloc</b>, is an informal, collective term for countries that were officially allied with the [[File:USA-icon2.png]] [[United States of America|United States]] during the Cold War of 1947–1991. While the [[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] member states, in [[File:EU-icon.png]] [[European Union|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, [[File:AntiCommie-icon.png]] [[Anti-Communism|anti-communist]] and, in some cases [[File:AntiSoc-icon.png]] [[Anti-Socialism|anti-socialist]], ideologies and policies. | ||
== History == | |||
The Western Bloc started with the Cold War in 1947, and began to repel [[File:USSR-icon.png]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] influence. After USSR collapsed in 1991, the Western Bloc transformed into the modern West of the post-Cold War era. | |||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
=== [[File:NATO-icon.png]] NATO [[File:NeoCon-icon.png]] === | === [[File:NATO-icon.png]] NATO [[File:NeoCon-icon.png]] === | ||
<i>See also: [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]</i> | <i>See also: [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]</i> | ||
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*[[File:Berlin-icon.png]] [[West Berlin]] | *[[File:Berlin-icon.png]] [[West Berlin]] | ||
*[[File:Zaire-icon.png]] [[Zaire]] | *[[File:Zaire-icon.png]] [[Zaire]] | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths=150px> | |||
WesternBlocAlt.png|Original, more focus on the main members | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Alliances/Unions]] | [[Category:Alliances/Unions]] |
Latest revision as of 16:05, 21 November 2024
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.
Members
NATO
See also: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Five Eyes
ANZUS
SEATO
Compact of Free Association
METO/Baghdad Pact/CENTO
Rio Treaty
Middle East/North Africa Region
Asia, Southeast Asian, and Oceania Partners
Others
Gallery
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Original, more focus on the main members