Following World War II Quick Check

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Compare the political and economic characteristics of the U.S. and Soviet-aligned states.(1 point)
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The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs just on democracy.
The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs just on democracy.

The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs on Leninism.
The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs on Leninism.

The U.S. based its systems on democracy, while the Soviet-aligned states based theirs on capitalism.
The U.S. based its systems on democracy, while the Soviet-aligned states based theirs on capitalism.

The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs on communism.

Answer 1

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The U.S. based its systems on democracy and capitalism, while Soviet-aligned states based theirs on communism.

This choice correctly identifies the political and economic systems of both the U.S. and the Soviet-aligned states after World War II. The U.S. embraced a democratic government and a capitalist economic model, whereas the Soviet Union and its satellite states implemented a communist framework that emphasized state control of the economy and a single-party political system.