Cold War Western bloc

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The Cold War Western bloc was the U.S.-led alliance of capitalist democracies that coordinated politically, militarily, and economically against the Soviet-led Eastern bloc during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War alliance
geopolitical bloc
political and military alliance system
alsoKnownAs Free World
U.S.-led Western alliance
linked to: NATO

Western alliance
linked to: NATO

Western bloc
conflictContext Cold War
coreOrganization European Communities
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
linked to: OECD

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
dissolvedWith dissolution of the Soviet Union
end of the Cold War
economicInstrument Bretton Woods system
Marshall Plan
economicSystem market economy
endTime circa 1991
foreignPolicyGoal containment of Soviet influence
defense of Western Europe
promotion of capitalism
geographicScope North America
Oceania
Western Europe
parts of East Asia
hasLeader United States
hasMember Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany

France
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
NATO member states
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
West Berlin
West Germany
ideology anti-communism
capitalism
liberal democracy
influencedBy NATO treaty of 1949
Truman Doctrine
opposedTo Cold War Eastern bloc
linked to: Eastern Bloc

Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
politicalSystem multi-party democracy
securityDoctrine containment
mutually assured destruction
nuclear deterrence
startTime circa 1947
supportedSideInConflict South Korea in the Korean War
South Vietnam in the Vietnam War
linked to: South Vietnam
usedInstrument covert operations
economic aid
military alliances
propaganda campaigns

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Western governments historicallyEmergedFrom Cold War Western bloc
Imperial State of Iran participatedIn Cold War (as a pro-Western state)
linked to: Cold War Western bloc
Christian A. Herter supported Western alliance against the Soviet Union
linked to: Cold War Western bloc