Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

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

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

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (I) is the reason for (II).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) is the reason for (II).

Explanation:

Both statements are true. The First World War (I) 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 (II).