The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the United States and representatives of Western European st
ates for the purpose of: A. ensuring the proper disbursement of Marshall Plan funds.
B. providing a "free trade zone" for the countries of Europe and the United States.
C. providing mutual defense: an attack against one was an attack against all.
D. planning coordinated economic policies.
E. guarding the shipping lanes in the North Atlantic.
<h2>C. Providing Mutual Defense: An attack against one was an attack against all.</h2><h2>Explanation:</h2>
NATO is also called the North Atlantic Alliance, it is the military alliance it was military alliance between European and 29 North American countries. It main purpose was to defend each other form the Soviet Union Taking control of their countries. NATO's headquarter is located in Brussels. NATO wasn't involved in any military operations during cold war. After the end of cold war its first operations were Anchor Guard(1990) and Ace Guard(1991), they were caused by the invasion o Kuwait by Iraq.
