Following world war ii, the mutual defense organization known as the north atlantic treaty organization was formed because the ussr had strengthened its armed forces. because the ussr was threatening to occupy east germany. because western european nations wanted to attack the ussr. because western european nations had turned to communism.

c

explanation:

answer; /// i believe that the correct answer is (b)///they gained vast amounts of

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.