cause: 70,000 known members of the communist party in America
Effect : Attorney general appointed J. Edgar Hoover to help hunt down suspected communist to socialist and anarchist
D. They improved conditions on slave ships to help more people survive.
They were fast moving so they took over lots of land then united them by faith. It also helped that they controlled the Silk Road, the biggest trade network between Europe and Asia.
The members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) entered into a defensive alliance, with the main agreement being that they would come to the aid of any member of NATO that was attacked by the Soviet Union or its allies.
NATO was formed in 1949. Its original members were <span>Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, the United Kingdom, the </span>United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
Today, NATO has 29 member nations. After the demise of the Soviet Union and its alliance organization, the Warsaw Pact, NATO's focus has shifted somewhat. But NATO remains a powerful organization in international politics.
