Question

How can we say that the Second World War led to the Cold War?

• A. After WW2, East and West Germany had a major conflict, known as the Cold War.
• B. After WW2, USA and Soviet Russia came out as the most powerful nations, and they went head to head in the Cold War.
• C. After WW2, France and Italy were involved in the Cold War, as they had fought against each otther in WW2.
• D. After WW2, USA and the western European nations became embroiled in a conflict known as the Cold War.

Answer 1

The correct option is B After WW2, USA and Soviet Russia came out as the most powerful nations, and they went head to head in the Cold War.

Two countries came out the strongest from the Second World War - the communist Soviet Russia and the US. The United States and the Soviet Union started competing with each other accumulating nuclear powered weapons. This led to the Cold War.