Western alliance
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The West, in economic terms, includes the United States, the industrialized nations of Europe, modern Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Although Japan is in the Far East, it modeled itself after Europe in the late 19th cnetury during the Meiji Restoration.[1] The former British colonies of Australia and New Zealand are westernized nations.
Militarily, the West consists of the United States, its allies and its friends.
South Korea is strongly allied with the United States, both politically and economically.
In the Cold War (1947-91), the West opposed the Soviet Union and its satellites, as well as Communist China. The main military alliance in the West was--and still is--NATO, formed in 1949.
Further reading
- Gress, David. From Plato to NATO: The Idea of the West and Its Opponents (1996) excerpt and text search
- Rosenberg, Nathan, and L.E. Birdzell Jr. How The West Grew Rich: The Economic Transformation of the Industrial World (1987) excerpt and text search
