What is the shift of world power at the end of world war ii?

United States and the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Russia) became the two new superpowers in the  world, Replacing the old super powers United Kingdom and France.

The world was polarized into 2 distinct and clear groups, the Democratic side led by the USA and the Communist side led by the Soviet Union (Russia).

The new super powers, USA and Russia, formed two military alliances that supported them during the politically contested time. USA led the NATO while the Russia led the Warsaw Pact.

Explanation:

ok sorry the answer is a. by their religion

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.