USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

BERLIN AIRLIFT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After WWII, the United States and ____ emerged as the leaders of the world.
A
Great Britain
B
Soviet Union
C
Mexico
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After Stalin died in March 1953, he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and Georgy Malenkov as Premier of the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joseph Stalin (1924-1953) Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. During World War II, the three leaders formed an uneasy alliance. Joseph Stalin participated in the 1917 October Revolution and started working for the Soviet government during Lenin’s tenure.

Detailed explanation-4: -During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies against the Axis powers. However, the relationship between the two nations was a tense one. Americans had long been wary of Soviet communism and concerned about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s tyrannical rule of his own country.

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