WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which 2 countries emerged as world superpowers after WWII?
A
United States
B
Great Britain
C
France
D
Russia (Soviet Union)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The US and USSR emerged as superpowers after the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cold War saw the two superpowers – the USA and the Soviet Union – divide the world into spheres of influence and power blocs.

Detailed explanation-3: -West Germany was allied with the U.S., the U.K. and France and became a western capitalist country with a market economy. In contrast, East Germany was allied by the Soviet Union and fell under highly centralized communist rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -After World War II, the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its satellite states began a decades-long struggle for supremacy known as the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to William T.R. Fox, the United States (blue), the Soviet Union (red), and the British Empire (teal) were superpowers.

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