The Economic Transformation That Western Europe Experienced in the Decades

question 30

Multiple Choice

The economic transformation that Western Europe experienced in the decades following World War II was,for the Eastern bloc:

• A) the same. The Eastern bloc likewise experienced unprecedented growth.
• B) nonexistent. The Eastern bloc experienced an economic slowdown due to its failure to innovate.
• C) even better. The Eastern bloc far outstripped Western Europe in economic growth.
• D) similar. Unlike Western Europe, however, the Eastern bloc grew rapidly immediately after the war, but then suffered a serious recession in the late 1960s.
• E) a little slower to develop. By the 1960s, the Eastern bloc had caught-up with the West economically.

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