Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which the UK joined after the war, set up?
- ATo defend member nations against a possible Soviet attackRight answer
- BTo manage independence for the colonies of the Empire
- CTo organise trade between the countries of Western Europe
- DTo pay for rebuilding British cities after the bombing
Answer: To defend member nations against a possible Soviet attack
NATO was a new alliance of nations formed against the perceived danger of attack from the Soviet Union and the countries allied with it. The UK also built its own atomic bomb.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Britain since 1945". Practice question 247 of 651, written in our own words.