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Revision as of 07:49, 18 March 2025

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. Many countries who were concerned with rising communist influences (which were exported by the Eastern Bloc) became anti-communist all aligned 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: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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

Flag of NATO but it’s the anti-communist symbol instead of the compass

Western Bloc has a drawing rating of intermediate.

  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Fill it with blue.
  3. Draw a white circle in the middle.
  4. Draw the anti-communist symbol in the circle.
  5. Add four white lines around the circle.
  6. Add eyes and done!
Color Name HEX
Midnight Blue #004990
White #FFFFFF

Gallery