Western Bloc
The Western Bloc, also known as the Capitalist Bloc, was a coalition of the countries that were allied with the United States and its ideology, a member of NATO, and/or opposed the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and communism during the Cold War 1947-1991. The latter were referred to as the Eastern Bloc. The governments and the press of the Western Bloc were more inclined to refer to themselves as the "Free World" or the "Western world", whereas the Eastern Bloc was often called the "Communist world or Second world".
Western Bloc associations
NATO
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany (from 1990)
West Germany (1955–1990)
Greece (from 1952)
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain (from 1982)
Turkey (from 1952)
United Kingdom
United States
Countries which have become NATO members after the end of the Cold War
Czech Republic (from 1999)
Hungary (from 1999)
Poland (from 1999)
Bulgaria (from 2004)
Estonia (from 2004)
Latvia (from 2004)
Lithuania (from 2004)
Romania (from 2004)
Slovakia (from 2004)
Slovenia (from 2004)
Albania (from 2009)
Croatia (from 2009)
Montenegro (from 2017)
North Macedonia (from 2020)
Other NATO-affiliated states and partners
Rio Treaty
Argentina
Bahamas (from 1982)
Bolivia (until 2012)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba (until 1959)
Dominican Republic
Ecuador (until 2012)
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico (until 2004)
Nicaragua (until 1979)
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago (from 1967)
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
SEATO
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Map of SEATO members in 1959, shown in blue
Australia
France (until 1965)
Laos (until 1975)
New Zealand
Pakistan (until 1972)
Philippines
South Vietnam (until 1975)
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
Middle East/North Africa Region
Bahrain
Egypt (from 1979)
Iran (until 1979)
Iraq (until 1959)
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya (from 2011)
Morocco
Oman
Palestine (West Bank government, until 2019)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syrian opposition
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen (Hadi government)
North Yemen (1962–1990)
East Asia
Republic of China (Taiwan)
British Hong Kong (until 1997)
Portuguese Macau (until 1967)
Japan
South Korea
See also
References
Sources
- Matloff, Maurice. Makers of Modern Strategy. Ed. Peter Paret. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1971. 702.
- Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & 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.
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