The Post-World War II Global Power Struggle Quiz

The Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US)

Espionage, political subversion, and proxy wars

The United Nations

<p>The Marshall Plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Iron Curtain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The aftermath of World War II was defined by the rise of two global superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Western Europe and Asia were rebuilt through the American Marshall Plan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The United States and the Soviet Union became competitors on the world stage and engaged in the Cold War, characterized by espionage, political subversion, and proxy wars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Europe was divided into a US-led Western Bloc and a USSR-led Eastern Bloc, known as the 'Iron Curtain'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asia and Africa underwent decolonization by European and east Asian powers, notably by the United Kingdom, France, and Japan.</p> Signup and view all the answers