The primary reason for the formation of the (nato) in 1949 was to
a) maintain peace in the middle east
b) block the german nazi threat in europe
c) protect western europe from the soviet union
d) increase united states influence in asia

The answer is C.

Explanation:

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed 70 years ago by 12 countries as a shield against Soviet political expansion to the west. Although they fought on the same sides during the WW2, soon after the war finished USA and Western Europe countries, on one side, and USSR, on the other, engaged in new conflict, political in its nature. Communism through USSR started spreading from the East to the Middle Europe (Hungary, Czechoslovakia) and shook the foundations of Western democracy and capitalism. Counterreaction of the Western countries was forming the NATO in 1949.

yes yes it does !

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.