Question

How did the Allied victory in WWII change the world? Check all that apply.

It created new peacemaking groups.
It started a nuclear arms race.
It destroyed American-German relations.
It ended the era of atomic weapons.
It led to the Cold War.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- It created new peacemaking groups. — True. (E.g., the United Nations, plus postwar institutions like the IMF and World Bank; new international law and peacemaking mechanisms.)
- It started a nuclear arms race. — True. (U.S. use of atomic bombs and the Soviet development of nuclear weapons launched the nuclear arms competition.)
- It led to the Cold War. — True. (Rising U.S.–Soviet rivalry after the war ushered in the Cold War.)

Not correct:
- It destroyed American-German relations. — False. (Relations were broken during the war, but West Germany became a close U.S. ally after reconstruction and NATO integration.)
- It ended the era of atomic weapons. — False. (WWII marked the beginning of the atomic era, not its end.)