What is correct about European states after the Second World War?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Many of Europe’s leaders grappled with the ‘Question of Europe’.
Option (1) Many of Europe’s leaders grappled with the ‘Question of Europe’. True. They asked whether Europe should revert to its old rivalries or be reconstructed on new principles and institutions.
Option (2) In 1945, the European states flourished economically False. In 1945 they confronted the ruin of their economies.
Option (3) The assumptions and structures on which the Europe had been founded was strengthened for others to follow. False. The Second World War shattered those assumptions and structures.
Option (4) Europe extended the Marshall Plan to America to revive the latter’s economy. False. It was the other way round: America extended massive financial help to revive Europe’s economy under the Marshall Plan.
NCERT (2025-26): “European Union … As the Second World War came to an end, many of Europe’s leaders grappled with the ‘Question of Europe’. Should Europe be allowed to revert to its old rivalries or be reconstructed on principles and institutions that would contribute to a positive conception of international relations? The Second World War shattered many of the assumptions and structures on which the European states had based their relations. In 1945, the European states confronted the ruin of their economies and the destruction of the assumptions and structures on which Europe had been founded. European integration after 1945 was aided by the Cold War. America extended massive financial help for reviving Europe’s economy under what was called the ‘Marshall Plan’.…” |