Which is the correct reason for the outbreak for the situation of cold war?
Correct answer: C. Emergence of USA and USSR as rival powers
- A. Defeat of axis force in the II World War
- B. Bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by USA
- C. Emergence of USA and USSR as rival powers
- D. Invasion on Pearl Harbour by Japan
Explanation
The Cold War grew primarily from the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers with opposing political and economic systems after World War II. The bombing of Japan and the attack on Pearl Harbor were wartime events, not the central cause.
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