After the Second World War, the world ceased to be ‘Eurocentric’.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons.

After the Second World War, the world ceased to be ‘Eurocentric’.

Answer 1

This statement is True. 

• The world had been described as ‘Eurocentric’ because of the dominant position enjoyed by major European powers like England, Francs, etc, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Most of these powers such as France, Italy, Germany, England were devastated during the Second World war leading to the USA and USSR becoming superpowers in the world. Thus there were bipolarity post-1945.