WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After World War II, the two most powerful nations in the world were the:
A
United States and Soviet Union.
B
United States and Iraq.
C
Soviet Union and Germany.
D
United States and Japan.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were the world’s strongest nations. They were called superpowers. They had different ideas about economics and government. They fought a war of ideas called the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following World War II, the United States began an economic boom that brought unparalleled prosperity to a majority of its citizens and raised Americans expectations, breeding a belief that most economic and social problems could be solved.

Detailed explanation-3: -US vs USSR During the Cold War. Who were the two world superpowers after World War II? The United States and Soviet Union emerge from World War II as the world’s two superpowers. The United States and its Western allies worked with the Soviet Union to divide Europe into spheres of influence.

Detailed explanation-4: –The military· The development of a Russian nuclear weapon cemented the USSR as a superpower. Countries in the USSR’s sphere of influence had large deposits of uranium essential for the development of the atomic bomb. The Stalinist command economy was ideally suited to the task of producing weapons.

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