Read the quote from NATO’s first Secretary General.[Our goal] is to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.

The quote summarizes NATO’s early goals: prevent Soviet (Russian) influence from spreading into Western Europe, keep the United States engaged in European security, and limit the revival of German military power. Therefore, the choice that matches the quote’s concern about Russia is “keep the Russians from taking over Europe.”

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