Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?
a. They were felt to be capable of participating in the EEC.
b. to check Soviet expansion in Europe.
c. They were democratic republics with constitutions and met the NATO criteria.
d. They provided missile bases to Western military forces.
e. To reward their resistance movements against the Axis powers during WW II.
ANSWER:
b
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