Why was west germany accepted into nato in 1955?

to counterbalance the western european alliance

to convince east germany to join nato

to respond to stalin's direct threat to attack west germany

to prevent communism from spreading to west germany

All of the following changes typically happened in colonies as a result of imperialism, except: a. cultural practices were outlawed. b. they became more economically self-sufficient. c. european nations built modern infrastructure, including railways. d. the european language became the language of government and education.