Final Jeopardy 6/6/23 (Historic Organizations) & Who Won Tuesday June 6 2023

Senator Arthur Vandenberg played a key role in the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), dubbing it a “fraternity of peace” and emphasizing that the agreement “explicitly and reliably defines the responsibilities of us and others”. As a principal figure in shaping foreign policy, Vandenberg was a staunch advocate for bipartisan unity and the active involvement of the U.S. in global peacekeeping initiatives.

The birth of NATO signified a momentous shift in U.S. foreign policy, ushering in an era of enhanced international cooperation in the aftermath of World War II.

Inaugurated on April 4, 1949, the NATO pact originally consisted of 12 nations: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A cornerstone of the pact is Article 5, which asserts that an act of aggression against one member state is considered an assault on all member states.