America - Influences Flashcards
1
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Describe influence on others - MILITARILY
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- strongest military powers and she can use this to affect other countries
- ’world policeman’ 👮🏻♂️
- means US strong enough to take action against countries, alone or w allies when she feels it necessary
- US killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011
- Leading role NATO- peace keeping agency
- so decided where troops should be sent round world
- played lead role in NATOs bombing of Libya 2011 to remove Colonel Gaddafi
- Trump fires Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) in Afghanistan - compared to small nuclear weapon
2
Q
When did USA kill Osama Bin Laden
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2011
3
Q
When did NATO bomb Libya, and to remove who?
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2011 - Colonel Gaddafi
4
Q
Describe influence - ECONOMICALLY
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- wealthiest country - means her economy affects other countries
- US dollar international currency
- e.g. oil sold in dollars per barrel
- 25% UK trade w US
- Many countries rely on trade with US to sustain their economy
- when US has problems with economy, can cause problems with other countries
- collapse of Fannie Mae cause world wide depression 2008
- Trumps tariffs on steel + other goods have impacted economically on other countries, especially China
- 10% could rise to 25%
- US firms need to pay more to get these goods into US, so more likely choose US produced goods (steel, clothes, phones)
5
Q
How much of Britain’s trade is with America?
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25%
6
Q
What caused a world wide depression?
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Collapse of Fannie Mae 2008
7
Q
How much could Trumps tariffs go up?
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10% to 25%
8
Q
Describe influence- POLITCIALLY
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- America can use her political influence to affect other countries
- UK & US have ‘special relationship’
- results in cooperation in trade, sharing intelligence and often take joint military action
- e.g. Troops in Afghanistan + military air strikes on chemical weapons sites in Syria
- US has used political influence to support Israel since its creation
- US provides $3 billion in financial support to Israel each year
- 2011 US Vetoed a proposal to condemning the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank
- For years US has tried to stop North Korea from building and testing nuclear weapons
- 2018 Kim Jong Un + Trumps willingness to meet marked new era of less hostile between two countries
9
Q
What do Britain and US have?
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A special relationship
10
Q
How much does US provide in financial support to Israel each year?
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$3 billion
11
Q
When did US ceros a proposal condemning the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank?
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2011
