Unit 10

The economic effects of World War II were similar in Western and Eastern Europe:

• True

• False

Differences in the economic effects of the Second World War in Western and Eastern Europe include the following:

• Increased human and material losses

• Significant migratory movements

• Political and economic restructuring

• All of the above are correct

The process by which the world is divided into two blocs, capitalist and communist, is known as:

The military alliance of the socialist countries, in response to the creation of NATO, was that of the:

The socialist countries wanted to participate in the Marshall Plan, but the US did not offer them economic aid:

• True

• False

In response to the creation of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation in 1948, the USSR created:

• OECD

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• COMECON

One of the main objectives of the socialist regimes was:

• B and C are correct

• Promoting the tourism sector

• Abolish private property

• Strengthening the existing economic and social structure

One of the main means of achieving the objectives of socialist regimes was:

• The State

• Private initiative

• The bourgeoisie

• Foreign investment

Along with the state, the other major means of achieving the objectives of socialist regimes was:

• Tsarism

• State planning

• The proletariat

• None of the above is correct

In their strategy, socialist governments gave priority to:

• The tertiary sector

• Population consumption

• The agricultural sector

• Heavy industry