Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> 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.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> 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.