Globalisation = Americanisation? Flashcards
1
Q
[YES] cultural
A
- the US dominates in terms of outreach e.g. Halloween, American clothing
- the 10 most profitable films in history are American
- top 10 restaurant chains globally are US led e.g. McWorld, KFC, Subway
- 10 most admired companies are US led e.g. Apple, Google, Facebook, YouTube
- most visited websites are US led e.g. Google, Facebook, YouTube
- the equivalent of 20% of the world’s population drinks a Coca-Cola product every day
2
Q
[YES] economic
A
- the USA is dominant global economy representing 25.22% of the global GDP in 2022
- free trade principles have dominated global economy since the Cold War, firmly rooted in principles of the Washington Consensus
- the World Bank, IMF, and WTO have advanced the interests of the Washington Consensus
3
Q
[YES] political
A
- US principles of liberal democracy were highly influential leading to the collapse of Communist power in Russia + Eastern Europe
- US global troops deployments are unparalleled as over 130,000 troops are stationed throughout the world, including in South Korea, Germany, + Japan
- US has 20 aircraft + helicopter carriers, China has 5
4
Q
[NO] cultural
A
- the internet has provided new opportunities to challenge cultural outreach as the US competes with other nation states and ideologies
- ‘Gangnam Style’ was the most watched video on YouTube, the most popular 2015 TV show was Top Gear, and TikTok is Chinese owned
- the most popular global sports are Association Football with 3.5 billion fans, and cricket with 2.5 billion
- British values have appeal through popularity of Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Harry Potter
- rival news channels such as BBC, Al Jazeera challenge influence of CNN
5
Q
[NO] economic
A
- due to economic globalisation China has become the biggest global investor is other countries
- the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was designed to challenge dominance of the World Bank in the developing world
- Trump’s commitment to ‘America first’ + withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) suggests the US thinks it has become the victim, not the driving force, of economic globalisation
6
Q
[NO] political
A
- the US’s soft power influence is regularly challenged by UK and Germany
- the carnage that came of the US/UK invasion of Iraq in 2003 (including detention at Guantanamo Bay + atrocities at Abu Ghraib) undermines US global influence
- Islamic fundamentalism challenges liberal democracy and influenced the Arab Uprisings
- the US’s global popularity is changing; in 2015 44% of Chinese people had a positive view of the US, 49% negative, 15% Russian positive view, 81% negative
