Use the excerpt to answer the question.

Question

The excerpt illustrates which of the following post-WWII situations?

A.
the reasons behind the formation of the United Nations

B.
the importance of American financial support to the Middle East

C.
the emergence of self-determination as an ideal for nations after the war

D.
the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as competing superpowers

Answer 1

D. the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as competing superpowers