Why Do Alliances Form

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why do alliances form?

• A)Powerful countries force weaker countries to join their organizations.
• B)The citizens of member states push for closer relations with other similar states.
• C)An alliance makes members less likely to attack each other.
• D)Two or more states have a common goal of promoting peace and realize that the more states that join the organization,the more likely it is that peace will be achieved.
• E)Two or more states have a common security goal and need more military support than one of them has.

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