Chapter 7: What are superpowers

Question 1

Define Superpower.

Answer 1

A country that has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world. And sometimes in more than one region of the globe at a time.

Question 2

Define Hyperpower.

Answer 2

A state that dominates all other states in every domain.

E.g. Military, culture, economy.

Question 3

Define Diplomacy.

Answer 3

Maintaining peaceful relationships between nations.

Question 4

Define Blue Water Navy.

Answer 4

A navy able to maintain operations and activity constantly over open oceans as they have the power to.

Question 5

What are the pillars that make a superpower?

Answer 5

Military, Political, Cultural, Resources.

Question 6

Define Military superpower.

Answer 6

One that threatens military action as a bargaining chip and helps reach geopolitical goals.

Question 7

Define Political Superpower.

Answer 7

One that has the ability to influence others through diplomacy and through international organisations e.g. the UN.

Question 8

Define Cultural Superpower.

Answer 8

A nation with an appeal of a particular way of life, values and ideologies. Which can be exercised through the way of arts, food, and film.

Question 9

Define Resource Superpower.

Answer 9

Nation with a strong form of physical and human resources. These can range from natural resources to the percentage of skilled workers and levels of adult literacy,

Question 10

What underlines all the pillars of a superpower?

Answer 10

Economy as none of the pillars have power without money.

Question 11

What’s the calculation to calculate a Superpower?

Answer 11

1. Rank each measure with 1 being highest score.
2. For GDP multiply rank by 3
3. For TNCs multiply rank by 2
4. Add all ranks together, place with lowest score is the most powerful.

(Check with teacher as you don’t get how this works whats the point of the multiples if you add the ranks together?)

E.g.

Question 12

Define Annexation.

Answer 12

Addition of an area to a country.

Question 13

Tell the card about the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Answer 13

Aim: To expand Russis to Crimea.

Key players: Russia, Ukraine, United States and UN

How was it possible: There was a rigged referendum saying Crimea voted to join Russia.

Impacts: (Social), people had to change their passports and other info. (Economic), Ukraine lost billions o pounds due to the annexation.

Players for and against: For- Russia/ Against- Ukraine, United states, UN

Question 14

Define Polarity.

Answer 14

Where supporters are, why they are there and how they move about.

Question 15

Define colonial.

Answer 15

When HICs seek to extend to or retain other territories to develop them and themsleves.

Question 16

Define Geo-strategic

Answer 16

The strategy for dealing with geopolitical problems.

Question 17

Define Neo-colonial.

Answer 17

A country controlling another country through its economy.

Question 18

Define Cold War.

Answer 18

Stalemate between hostile countries without warfare.

Question 19

Define Uni-Polar World with an example.

Answer 19

Where one superpower has complete dominance. E.g. British empire.

Question 20

Define Bi-Polar world. With an example.

Answer 20

Where two superpowers with opposing ideologies compete for dominance. E.g. USA and USSR in cold war.

Question 21

Define Multi-Polar World.

Answer 21

Where many superpowers are emerging and competing for dominance in different regions of the world.

Question 22

Knowledge for marks. Explain how the UK maintained control of such a large empire.

Answer 22

1. Royal navy, allowed them to be powerful as they dominated sea control. This triggered connectivity between the empire’s country’s as well as increase trade. It also allowed the military to reach any part of the empire quickly where opposition may have uprisen. E.g. When they beat the Spanish Armada in 1558.
2. Military dominance and broad expanse of land and population it had. Allowed Empire many alliances to help maintain it’s status and power. E.g. Symbiotic relationships with Portugal, a good source of fish and salt and helped aganst threat of Spain. Another alliance was with France for military strength.

Question 23

What is the Heartland theory?

Answer 23

The strongest Geo-political theory.

A theory that suggests the most powerful superpower will always be in the Himlayas between the Yangtze and the Vulga rivers, this area is called Heartland.

Surrounding Heartland is an area with power almost equal called Rimland that covers Russia, Japan, china and Europe.

This theory is accurate as it follows history as the USSR has always been powerful and has always been a threat to America.

Question 24

What is another name for the Heartland theory?

Answer 24

The Geographical pivot of History.

Question 25

What were the two alliances in the cold war?

Answer 25

NATO - USA, UK, West Germany, France, portugal ect.

Warsaw Pact - USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria.

Question 26

What is a Strategic alliance? With an example.

Answer 26

An agreement between or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon objectives needed while remaining independant organisations.

E.g. NATO.

Question 27

Define AID. And give an example.

Answer 27

A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.

E.g. Marshal aid.

Question 28

Define TNC Investment.

Answer 28

A transnational coorperation putting money into another expansion or business.

E.g. MacDonalds expanding to another country.

Question 29

Define Terms of Trade.

Answer 29

Ratio of a country’s export price’s index to a country’s import price’s index.

Question 30

Define debt. Give an example.

Answer 30

A sum of money that is owed or due.

E.g. Greece to World Bank.

Question 31

Define Hegemony.

Answer 31

Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

Question 32

Define Neo-Colonialism.

Answer 32

Use of mainly economic, political or cultural pressures on other countrys to control or influence them.