Hegemony

Question 1

What is hegemony?

Answer 1

the dominance of a superpower over other countries

Question 2

what is an example of hegemony?

Answer 2

USA tend to use military force to determine their power

Question 3

Why is the US military so powerful?

Answer 3

sheer size of the US military force gives it considerable power and deters other nations from acting against it

Question 4

How many soldiers does the USA have in its own nation?

Answer 4

1.2 million

Question 5

How many soldiers does the US have in Europe?

Answer 5

80,000

Question 6

How many soldiers does the US have in the former soviet union?

Answer 6

160

Question 7

Who has the largest military spending? (Top 3)

Answer 7

1st- US
2nd- China
3rd- Russia

Question 8

How much did the USA spend on its military in 2013?

Answer 8

$640 billion

Question 9

What type of navy does the US have?

Answer 9

blue water navy

Question 10

what is a blue water navy?

Answer 10

navy capable of operating across global deep water

Question 11

What other countries have blue water navy besides USA?

Answer 11

France
UK
India
Italy
Russia
Spain
China
Brazil

Question 12

What is a country unlikely to get if it only has a green water navy?

Answer 12

Hegemony

Question 13

What is a green water navy?

Answer 13

national navy designed primarily to provide coastal defense may be beginning to acquire ability for deep water operations

Question 14

What is a brown water navy?

Answer 14

small gun boat/ patrol boat commonly used in rivers along with larger ‘mother’ ships that support them

Question 15

What is subtle hegemony?

Answer 15

taking power using culture

Question 16

Who used subtle hegemony successfully?

Answer 16

Mussolini a dictator in Italy

Question 17

Why is subtle hegemony used?

Answer 17

ability to influence without direct force

Question 18

What is the common sense principle?

Answer 18

making people believe your views / actions are common so they don’t question or act against them

Question 19

How did Mussolini entrench his ideals in society?

Answer 19

Education
Religion
Music, Film, TV
News media

Question 20

How did Mussolini use education?

Answer 20

taught his ideology

Question 21

How did Mussolini use Religion?

Answer 21

subtly reinforced his ideology

Question 22

How did Mussolini use Music, Film and TV?

Answer 22

the themes of this media reinforced certain values and demonised other

Question 23

How did Mussolini use News media?

Answer 23

controlled the messages people heard

Question 24

What is American fashion like?

Answer 24

Liberal fashion (can were pretty much whatever you want)

Question 25

What is American food like?

Answer 25

Fast food culture

Question 26

What is American music like?

Answer 26

portrays American dream Sexualises women Swearing Pop Music videos

Question 27

What are some examples of American film and tv shows?

Answer 27

Disney high school musical The Simpsons Family guy