European Defence Community (Communist World)

 The  European Defence Community  ( EDC ) from 1952 to 1989, was a  European intergovernmental military alliance that was founded  on 27 May 1952, which served as a defensive response to the threat of Warsaw Pact and in response to the Soviet call for the rearmament of Germany. The intention was to form a pan-European defence force as an alternative to France's proposed accession to  ANTO, meant to harness its military potential in case of conflict with the  Soviet bloc. The EDC was to include Spain, Ireland,  France ,  Italy, and the  Benelux  countries. The EDC also possessed a close diplomatic relationship with the United States in establishing increasing international trade between them during the McCarthy administration. By 1969, under the presidency of Wallace the U.S. severed its ties to the EDC and stopped providing financial and military aid.