Created in 1949, which alliance bound the united states to the military defense of western europe and placed it squarely at odds with the soviet union

The alliance that bound the United States to the military defense of the western Europe and in the same time, place squarely at odds with the soviet union is the NATO or also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The NATO is a military alliance that are between the states of the Europe and several of the North America.

it increased 6 percent and reached that in 1980

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