A major internal challenge for NATO during the 1960s was the decision by which country to withdraw from the alliance's integrated military command?
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Correct answer: France
President Charles de Gaulle sought to assert French independence and resented U.S. dominance within NATO. While France remained a member of the political alliance, it removed its forces from the joint command and expelled NATO headquarters from Paris.
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