Question

(A): The end of the First World War also led to the end of European supremacy in the world.

(R): The United States of America surpassed Europe both economically and militarily to emerge as a world power.

Options

• (R) contradicts (A).

• (A) is the reason for (R).

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) and (R) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(A) is the reason for (R).

Explanation:

Both statements are true. The First World War (A) severely weakened the major European powers,politically, economically and militarily,which opened the way for the United States to overtake Europe in economic and military strength and to emerge as a world power (R).