7.1

Question 1

What is a superpower?

Answer 1

a nation or countries which have global influence round the world
E.g. USA

Question 2

What are the mechanisms of power?

Answer 2

Economic
Military power
Access to natural resources
Political
Cultural influence

Question 3

What’s on the spectrum of maintaining power?

Answer 3

Hard power
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1. Military force
2. Economic sanctions

Trade agreements

Soft power
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1. Cultural attractions
2. Political influence

Definitions:
Hard- forceful ways to influence global areas (military)
Soft- gentle ways to influence (cultural)

Question 4

What are the overall factors which make a superpower?

Answer 4

Physical size and geographical location- larger countries tend to have more natural resources and influence over neighbouring countries E.g. Russia

Economic power- top 3 are USA, China, Germany and these control investment, have powerful currencies like the dollar and determine economic policies

Demographic- China has large population which means lots of cheap labour and countries outsource here

Political- promoting global development

Military strength- used for protection, USA spend money in researching which is why the tech is so advanced

Cultural- tv and newspapers show political viewpoints and globalisation has spread cultures globally

Access to natural resources- oil and metals are significant but this doesn’t guarantee power as tncs can take such as shell oil in africa