NATO

1. When was NATO founded?

• 17 January 1954

• 4 April 1949

• 3 July 1948

• 24 November 1946

2. Where was NATO founded?

• London

• Amsterdam

• Oslo

• Washington

3. Which of the following countries is a founding member of NATO?

• Greece

• Spain

• Luxembourg

• Turkey

4.Where are NATO’s headquarters?

• Budapest

• Copenhagen

• Brussels

• Athens

5.Which country was bombed by NATO in 1999?

• North Korea

• Yugoslavia

• Vietnam

• Laos

6.When did West Germany join NATO?

• 1955

• 1945

• 1972

• 1967

7.When did NATO invoke Article 5 of North Atlantic Treaty for the first time?

• 1965

• 1972

• 2001

• 1984

8.The best-known part of NATO’s founding treaty, Article 5, deals with what topic?

• COLLECTIVE DEFENCE

• SIZE OF MILITARY BUDGETS

• INVITATION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE ALLIANCE

• SIZE OF NUCLEAR ARSENALS

9.So far, NATO members have invoked the Article 5 provision on collective defense only once. They did so in response to what?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• 1972 terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics

• September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States

• Terrorist attacks on a concert hall and other locations in Paris in November 2015

10.Which of the following describes Russia’s position toward NATO?

• Member state

• Officially invited to join but not yet a member

• Was once a member but withdrew

• None of the above