human superpower case studys Flashcards
1
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British Empire as a hard Empire
A
- founded an expoloration and sea power
- royal navy dominated 1700-1930
- protected trading routes
2
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British Empire as a soft power
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british military personnel, civil servants and entrepreneurs emigrated to India
educated Indians occupied lower administrative positions
3
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How did the British Empire decline
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- economic decline- britain had overspent on war
- loss of military influence- heavy losses during the war
- loss of colonies- many colonies fought for the allies with their own independent armies
4
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Mackinder heartland theory
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- identified a region of Eurasia from Russia to China = heartland
- control of it meant control of the globe’s human and physical resources
- supports the global shift
5
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criticisms of Mackinder heartland theory
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- its inability to make allowances for technological advances
- railway as key in uniting the heartland, never happened
- advances in satellite, missile and atomic and technologies have overshadowed the strategic importance of physical geography
6
Q
the cold war 1947-1991 what was the worlds power during it
A
bi-polar world
the USA and USSR
