Which of the following describes a major outcome of world war 2? A P E X A. Japan and Germany were harshly punished for their war time aggression and forced to pay huge amounts of money to the victorious allied powers

B. the united states and the soviet union became the world's two most powerful states, leading to a global struggle between democracy and communism

C. the allied powers continued their alliance even after the war was concluded, creating a massive military force that opposed revolutions around the world

D. South American and African countries that had not participated in the war avoided economic destruction, allowing them to greatly increase their influence

B) The united states and the soviet union became the world's two most powerful states, leading to a global struggle between democracy and communism

After WW2 ended, the cold war begun, which was the race against the democratic powers the communist powers. This resulted in many proxy wars and was one of the biggest outcomes of WW2.

I hope this helps! :)

explanation:

the answer is the huegonots.

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.