Question

question 16 of 24
how did the establishment of nato affect the cold war?
a. it expanded the influence of the united states over former european colonies.
b. it established an international organization aimed at maintaining world peace through negotiation.
c. it created a military alliance between liberal democracies opposed to communist expansion.
d. it created proxy wars between democracies and communist states in eastern europe.

Explanation:

NATO (North - Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed in 1949 as a military alliance of Western liberal democracies. Its main goal was to counter the threat of communist expansion during the Cold War. It was not about expanding US influence over former European colonies, nor was it an organization mainly focused on negotiation for world - peace (like the United Nations), and it did not directly create proxy wars (though proxy wars were a feature of the Cold War).

Answer:

C. It created a military alliance between liberal democracies opposed to communist expansion.