SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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A principal reason for the expansion of the United States’ leadership role at the conclusion of World War II was that the United States-
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was given new roles by secret wartime conferences.
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had acquired several new overseas colonies.
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had dominant economic and military strength.
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joined the newly formed European Common Market.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Why did leadership of the West pass to the United States at the conclusion of World War II? The United States accounted for 50 percent of world production in 1945. The United States was physically untouched by the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neutrality, combined with the power of the US military and the protection of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, would keep Americans safe while the Europeans sorted out their own problems.
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