Answer: C. A military and political alliance between a number of European countries along with the U.S. and Canada
Explanation: NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Members of this military alliance are the United States, most European Union member, even some non-EU members, Canada and Turkey. The main goal of this military alliance is the defense of any alliance member in the event of an attack, or even help in the event of a natural disaster. Initially, when the alliance was founded in 1949, it was collective security in the event of any action threatening security by the Soviet Union.
Women held many responsibilities during the westward expansion, such as managing the movement of households overland, establishing social activities in pioneer settlements, and sharing the hard labor of farming new land.
The first people to do so were the Akkadian's king Sargon (reigned 2334–2284 BCE). He conquered the cities of Sumer and brought them under one system of government.