Question

quiz 4.3.1 - american politics after the cold war
answer the following questions to examine american politics after the cold war and the relationships america had with communist countries after war.
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what does the phrase, \the big change during these years was a transition from a bipolar world to a multipolar world\ mean in terms of the cold war ending?
○ a. the world is still dominated by the u.s. and russia.
○ b. the world has gone from two major superpowers to a world with more emerging powers.
○ c. the world has no superpowers left and no one has world dominance.
○ d. the world has rejected superpowers since they just cause chaos.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: A bipolar world was dominated by US and USSR (not Russia post - Cold War). After Cold War, it's not just US and Russia dominating, so a is wrong.
• Option b: During Cold War, there were two superpowers (US and USSR) - bipolar. After, more powers (like EU, China, India) emerged - multipolar. This matches the transition.
• Option c: US is still a superpower, so c is wrong.
• Option d: The idea of superpowers being rejected isn't what the transition means, so d is wrong.

Answer:

b. The world has gone from two major superpowers to a world with more emerging powers.