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Military alliance - Definition and Overview |
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A Military alliance is an agreement between two, or more, countries; related to wartime planning, commitments, and/or contingencies; such agreements can be both defensive and offensive. Military alliances often involve non-military agreements, in addition to their primary purpose.
Historic Military Alliances
- Wars of Scottish Independence
- Italian Wars
- Wars of the Schmalkaldic League
- Thirty Years War
- War of the Grand Alliance (Nine Years War)
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Napoleonic Wars
- The Quadruple Alliance of 1834
- League of Nations
- World War I
- World War II
- Cold War
- NATO -- United States, Canada, most of Western Europe (still an active alliance)
- Warsaw Pact - Soviet Union, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria
- SEATO - United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Phillippines
- CENTO - United States, United Kingdom, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan
- ANZUS - United States, Australia, New Zealand (still active alliance)
Current Military Alliances
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Example Usage of Military |
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kansaspider: markknoller Quick congressional criticism of Holder decision on 9/11 suspects: Sen Lieberman saysthey should b tried by Military commission. |
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jchristenson: 11/13/2009 - MHS External Awards Program: The Military Health System has established an external awards program.. http://bit.ly/3UtV80 |
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Jbroks86: RT @markknoller: Quickl criticism of Holder decision on 9/11 suspects: Sen. Joe Lieberman says they shld B tried by Military commission. |
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