The Western 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. As such, the bloc was opposed to the political systems and foreign policies of communist countries, which were centered on the Soviet Union, other members of the Warsaw Pact, and usually the People's Republic of China. The name "Western Bloc" emerged in response to and as the antithesis of its Communist counterpart, the Eastern Bloc. Throughout the Cold War, the governments and the Western media were more inclined to refer to themselves as the "Free World" or the "First World", whereas the Eastern bloc was often referred to as the "Communist World" or less commonly the "Second World".
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Not to be confused with Western world or Western blot This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Western Bloc news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Western 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 As such the bloc was opposed to the political systems and foreign policies of communist countries which were centered on the Soviet Union other members of the Warsaw Pact and usually the People s Republic of China The name Western Bloc emerged in response to and as the antithesis of its Communist counterpart the Eastern Bloc Throughout the Cold War the governments and the Western media were more inclined to refer to themselves as the Free World or the First World whereas the Eastern bloc was often referred to as the Communist World or less commonly the Second World The Three Worlds of the Cold War between 30 April and 24 June 1975 First World Countries aligned with the Western Bloc i e NATO and allies led by the United States Second World Countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc i e Warsaw Pact China and allies led by the Soviet Union Third World The Non Aligned Movement led by India and Yugoslavia and other neutral countriesPolitical situation in Europe during the Cold War Contents 1 1947 1991 Western Bloc associations 1 1 NATO 1 2 Five Eyes 1 3 ANZUS 1 4 Anti Soviet communist or socialist states until 1989 1 5 Compact of Free Association 1 6 METO Baghdad Pact CENTO until 1979 1 7 Rio Treaty 1 8 SEATO 1 9 Middle East North Africa Region 1 10 Asia Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners 1 11 Others 2 Post 1991 Western aligned associations 2 1 NATO 2 2 Major non NATO ally MNNA 2 3 Middle Eastern Partners 2 4 Asia South East Asian and Oceania Partners 2 5 Inter American Partners 2 6 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue 2 7 Others 3 See also 4 Notes 5 Sources1947 1991 Western Bloc associations editNATO edit nbsp Belgium nbsp Canada nbsp Denmark nbsp France nbsp West Germany 1955 1990 nbsp Greece from 1952 nbsp Iceland nbsp Italy nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Netherlands nbsp Norway nbsp Portugal nbsp Spain from 1982 nbsp Turkey from 1952 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United States Indicates founding member state Five Eyes edit nbsp Australia nbsp Canada nbsp New Zealand nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United StatesANZUS edit nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp United StatesAnti Soviet communist or socialist states until 1989 edit nbsp China from 1978 nbsp Democratic Kampuchea from 1978 nbsp Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea from 1982 nbsp Socialist Republic of Romania a from 1964 nbsp Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 Compact of Free Association edit nbsp Marshall Islands nbsp Federated States of Micronesia nbsp Palau nbsp United StatesMETO Baghdad Pact CENTO until 1979 edit nbsp Pahlavi Iran until 1979 nbsp Kingdom of Iraq until 1958 nbsp Pakistan until 1979 nbsp Turkey until 1979 nbsp United Kingdom until 1979 Rio Treaty edit nbsp Argentina nbsp Bahamas from 1982 nbsp Bolivia until 2005 nbsp Brazil nbsp Chile nbsp Colombia nbsp Costa Rica nbsp Republic of Cuba 1902 1959 until 1959 nbsp Dominican Republic until 1990 nbsp Ecuador until 2012 nbsp El Salvador nbsp Guatemala nbsp Honduras nbsp Mexico nbsp Nicaragua until 1979 nbsp Panama nbsp Paraguay nbsp Peru nbsp Trinidad and Tobago from 1967 nbsp United States nbsp Uruguay nbsp Venezuela until 1999 rejoined 2019 by Juan Guaido SEATO edit nbsp Map of SEATO members in 1959 shown in blue nbsp Australia nbsp Kingdom of Cambodia 1953 1970 until 1956 nbsp Khmer Republic 1970 1975 nbsp France nbsp Kingdom of Laos until 1975 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Pakistan nbsp Philippines nbsp South Vietnam until 1975 nbsp Thailand nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United StatesMiddle East North Africa Region edit Further information Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition and Gulf Cooperation Council See also Iran Saudi Arabia proxy conflict nbsp Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2001 2021 nbsp Bahrain nbsp Egypt from 1979 nbsp Pahlavi Iran until 1979 nbsp Ba athist Iraq until 1990 nbsp Israel nbsp Jordan nbsp Kuwait nbsp Lebanon nbsp Libya before 1969 from 2011 nbsp Morocco nbsp Oman nbsp Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp Somalia from 1977 nbsp Sudan 1971 1985 2019 2021 nbsp Syrian opposition nbsp Tunisia nbsp Turkey until 2009 nbsp United Arab Emirates nbsp Yemen Hadi government nbsp Yemen Arab Republic 1962 1990 Asia Southeast Asian and Oceania Partners edit nbsp Japan nbsp South Korea nbsp Taiwan nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp India nbsp Pakistan nbsp Bhutan nbsp Indonesia nbsp Philippines nbsp Thailand nbsp Malaysia nbsp Singapore nbsp Brunei from 1984 nbsp Vietnam from 1995 Others edit nbsp Belarus 1991 1994 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Cyprus nbsp Ethiopian Empire before 1974 nbsp Khmer Republic 1970 1975 nbsp Kosovo nbsp Russia 1991 1999 nbsp South Africa nbsp West Berlin nbsp ZairePost 1991 Western aligned associations editNATO edit nbsp Albania from 2009 nbsp Belgium nbsp Bulgaria from 2004 nbsp Canada nbsp Croatia from 2009 nbsp Czech Republic from 1999 nbsp Denmark nbsp Estonia from 2004 nbsp Finland from 2023 nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp Greece nbsp Hungary from 1999 nbsp Iceland nbsp Italy nbsp Latvia from 2004 nbsp Lithuania from 2004 nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Montenegro from 2017 nbsp Netherlands nbsp North Macedonia from 2020 nbsp Norway nbsp Poland from 1999 nbsp Portugal nbsp Romania from 2004 nbsp Slovakia from 2004 nbsp Slovenia from 2004 nbsp Spain nbsp Turkey nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United States Indicates pre 1991 member state Major non NATO ally MNNA edit nbsp Australia from 1987 nbsp Egypt from 1987 nbsp Israel from 1987 nbsp Japan from 1987 nbsp South Korea from 1987 nbsp Jordan from 1996 nbsp New Zealand from 1997 nbsp Argentina from 1998 nbsp Bahrain from 2002 nbsp Philippines from 2003 nbsp Thailand from 2003 nbsp Republic of China Taiwan de facto from 2003 nbsp Kuwait from 2004 nbsp Morocco from 2004 nbsp Pakistan from 2004 nbsp Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2012 2021 nbsp Tunisia from 2015 nbsp Brazil from 2019 nbsp Colombia from 2022 nbsp Qatar from 2022 Middle Eastern Partners edit nbsp Bahrain nbsp Egypt nbsp Iraq from 2004 nbsp Israel nbsp Jordan nbsp Kuwait nbsp Morocco nbsp Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp Sudan nbsp Tunisia nbsp United Arab Emirates Asia South East Asian and Oceania Partners edit nbsp Japan nbsp South Korea nbsp Republic of China Taiwan nbsp Thailand nbsp New Zealand nbsp Philippines nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp Pakistan nbsp Indonesia nbsp Mongolia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Brunei nbsp Bhutan nbsp Singapore nbsp Vietnam Inter American Partners edit nbsp Argentina nbsp Brazil nbsp Chile nbsp Colombia nbsp Costa Rica nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp Ecuador nbsp El Salvador nbsp Guatemala nbsp Honduras nbsp Mexico nbsp Panama nbsp Paraguay nbsp Peru nbsp Uruguay Quadrilateral Security Dialogue edit nbsp United States nbsp India nbsp Australia nbsp JapanOthers edit nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Austria nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Cyprus nbsp Georgia country nbsp Ireland nbsp Kosovo nbsp Malta nbsp Moldova nbsp Sweden nbsp Ukraine from 2014 See also editList of Western Bloc defectors Martin and Mitchell defection List of American and British defectors in the Korean War Allies of World War II Axis powers Eastern Bloc Free World First World Second World Third World Operation Condor Partnership for Peace Western betrayal Western European and Others Group Western worldNotes edit See De satellization of the Socialist Republic of RomaniaSources editMatloff Maurice Makers of Modern Strategy Ed Peter Paret Princeton Princeton UP 1971 702 Kissinger Henry Diplomacy New York Simon amp Schuster 1994 447 454 Lewkowicz Nicolas The United States the Soviet Union and the Geopolitical Implications of the Origins of the Cold War New York and London Anthem Press 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Bloc amp oldid 1195593811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
