Lesson 15:

 treaties and alliances




In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about the growth of treaties and alliances prior to and after the Second World War and understand the role they played in both expanding and preventing conflicts

  • learn about treaties and alliances operating today


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Key Terms for this lesson:

  • Dual Alliance
  • Balkans
  • Triple Alliance
  • Franco-Russian Alliance
  • Triple Entente
  • Pact of Steel
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  • Warsaw Pact
  • North American Air Defence Agreement (NORAD)
  • disarmament
  • non-proliferation