Unit 9

After the Second World War, the developed countries proceeded to restore the liberal world order, which led to what is known as the second economic globalisation:

• True

• False

The end of the Second World War brought with it a restructuring of political regimes:

• In Western Europe, the consolidation of liberal democracies; in Eastern Europe, socialist regimes; and in Mediterranean Europe, dictatorships.

• In Western Europe and the Mediterranean, democracies; in Eastern Europe, socialist regimes.

• In Northern Europe, liberal democracies; in Southern Europe, dictatorships.

• None of the above is correct

Other notable political changes following the end of World War II include:

• The beginning of the decolonisation process

• The division of the world into two blocs, capitalist and communist

• Territorial rearrangement of the pre-World War II map of Europe

• A and B are correct

Among the victorious countries of World War II, it comes out particularly strong:

• France

• USSR

• Great Britain

• USA

The US sought financial assistance to Western Europe through the:

The Marshall Plan went to all European countries, including dictatorships such as Spain:

• True

• False

After the end of the Second World War, national economic policy was generally interventionist, through measures such as the following:

• Nationalisation of basic sectors

• State planning to coordinate public and private investment

• A and B are correct

• The state hardly intervened after the end of World War II.

In addition to state intervention, social consensus was also important for the post-war recovery, especially among:

• Employers and employees

• Government and employers

• Government and trade unions

• All of the above are correct

The agreements and organisations that will regulate international relations after the end of the Second World War are defined at the conference of.

Among the institutions created at Bretton Woods, the following stand out:

• The IMF and the European Union

• The OECD and the IMF

• The World Trade Organisation and the IMF

• The IMF and the World Bank