Q13. Describe the transition from a multipolar to a bipolar international system after 1945.

Question 1

Describe the transition from a multipolar to a bipolar international system after 1945.

Answer 1

• end of WWII saw a shift in the global balance of power where the US and Soviet Union were the bipolar rulers.
• International organizations also started to gain prominence

Question 2

Aspects of the bipolar world related to USA

Answer 2

• US gained major economic control thanks to Bretton Woods System
• US was militarily strong as well
• US did not suffer the same losses as the rest of Europe so was on a stronger foot

Question 3

Aspects of bipolar world related to Soviet Union

Answer 3

• gained great military power under the leadership of Joseph Stalin
• Stalin used Marxist views to influence his strategies

Question 4

Aspects of this new world order:

Answer 4

• United Nations
• NATO (1949)
• Marshall Plan and adoption of the Bretton Woods System
• Warsaw Pact (1955)