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NATO the North Atlantic Treaty Term Paper
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As it related to the cold war the research indicates that the Marshall Plan and NATO created a strong alliance between the democratic superpowers led by the United States. This alliance was unified in their endeavors to prevent the spread of communism.
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THE MARSHALL PLAN (1947). United States Department of State http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/57.htm
Agnew J. And Entrikin J.N. (2004) the Marshall Plan Today: Model and Metaphor. Routledge: London.
Bonds J.B. (2002) Bipartisan Strategy: Selling the Marshall Plan. Praeger. Place of Publication: Westport, CT.
Carpenter T.G., Conry B. (2001) NATO Enlargement: Illusions and Reality. Cato Institute: Washington, DC.
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Duignan P.J. And Gann L.H. (1997) the Marshall Plan. The Hoover Institution. http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/3550632.html
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Kaplan L.S. (1999) the Long Entanglement: NATO's First Fifty Years. Praeger: Westport, CT.
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Summy R., Salla M.E. (1995) Why the Cold War Ended: A Range of Interpretations. Greenwood Press: Westport,…
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THE MARSHALL PLAN (1947). United States Department of State http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/57.htm
Agnew J. And Entrikin J.N. (2004) the Marshall Plan Today: Model and Metaphor. Routledge: London.
Bonds J.B. (2002) Bipartisan Strategy: Selling the Marshall Plan. Praeger. Place of Publication: Westport, CT.
Carpenter T.G., Conry B. (2001) NATO Enlargement: Illusions and Reality. Cato Institute: Washington, DC.
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