What is the name of the military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion after World War II?

• A. NATO
• B. Marshall Plan
• C. Rationing
• D. Second Red Scare

Answer: (A)

The question tests understanding of postwar security arrangements aimed at stopping Soviet expansion. The alliance formed to meet that goal is NATO, created in 1949 by North American and Western European nations to provide collective defense—an attack on one member is treated as an attack on all. This setup was designed to deter Soviet aggression in Europe during the early Cold War and to keep Western democracies secure through cooperation and mutual aid. The other options aren’t military alliances: the Marshall Plan was economic aid to rebuild Europe, rationing is wartime distribution of scarce goods, and the Second Red Scare refers to domestic fear of communism in the United States.