Developments in Europe Practice Test

After 1945, much of Europe faced physical destruction and economic disruption. Western European states received substantial financial assistance from the United States, expanded welfare programs, and pursued new forms of economic cooperation that eventually deepened integration among member countries. Which Cold War–era goal most directly motivated U.S. support for Western European recovery?

In the mid-fourteenth century, the Black Death spread across Europe, killing a large portion of the population. In many regions, labor became scarce, peasants and urban workers demanded higher wages, and some governments attempted wage controls and restrictions on movement. Which outcome most closely reflects these demographic and economic changes?