Which of the following best describes NATO?

Question

a branch of the United Nations whose aim was world peace
a military alliance of the United States and other non-Communist nations
a military alliance of the Soviet Union and other Communist nations
an informal name for the alliance known as the Warsaw Pact

Answer 1

The best description of NATO is:

a military alliance of the United States and other non-Communist nations.

NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was established in 1949 primarily for collective defense against aggression, particularly in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.