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The United States was a founding member of NATO in 1949. What is NATO?

A A trade agreement between North and South American countries
✓ A military alliance of North American and European countries
✕ A court that judges war crimes worldwide Your answer
D A group of countries that share one currency

Not quite.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a defensive military alliance. Its members promise to help each other if one of them is attacked.

Source: nato.int; U.S. State Department, Office of the Historian: NATO

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