The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 primarily to:
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Correct answer: Create a collective defense alliance against Soviet aggression in Europe
NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the U.S. joined outside the Western Hemisphere. Its core purpose was to provide a security umbrella for Western Europe to deter a potential invasion by the Soviet Union.
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