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Human - Superpowers Flashcards

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Action/ influence of American culture + businesses spreading to other countries via media, cuisine ect.

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Americanisation

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Trading bloc: Brazil, Russia, India, China

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BRICs

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The division between people who own businesses + make profits and those who work for them

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Capitalism

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A period of tension during1945-1990 between ideologically different superpowers US and Russia, Nuclear arms race and proxy wars

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Cold War

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A group of people with the authority to govern a country or state

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Government

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Primary resource eg. oil or sugar

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Commodity

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Where commodities and derivative products are bought and sold

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Commodity trading

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Trade between governments

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Exchanges

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Political agenda where private ownership is forbidden, products are owned by the stare to create an equal society

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Communism

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Imposition of sociology + ethics by one politically or economically dominant country

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Cultural imperialism

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Action/ influence of American culture + businesses spreading to other countries via media, cuisine etc.

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Americanisation

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Reduction/ underestimation of value of currency

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Devaluation

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Spreading of Christian gospel by public preaching

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Evangelism

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Country with rising political + economic power eg. China

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Emerging power

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Relating to global politics + international relations

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Geopolitical

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Russian word for opening up of free trade market eg. media + products in USSR

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Glasnost

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Group of the most influential and powerful nations addressing the global economy

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G20

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Form of influence by power (military), most threatening mechanisms eg. USA pressure in Antarctica, power strengthened via NATO

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Hard power

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Leadership/ dominance especially by one country

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Hegemony

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A set of beliefs, values + opinions held by the majority of people in a society

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Ideology

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Russian word for political form of USSR

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Perestroika

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International monetary fund

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IMF

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A form of soft power eg. China over Africa

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Indirect power

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Injection of money from an external source into a region eg. Canary Wharf

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Inward investment

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North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, intergovernmental military alliance between Europe of USA

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NATO

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Indirect form of colonialism + control of newly independent countries eg. USA and Ghana

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Neo-colonialism

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Moving goods or industry from public to private sector

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Privatisation

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Form of influence by cultural and ideological means eg. media (propaganda), TNC’s

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Soft power

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A nation with the ability to project its influence anywhere in the world + be a dominant global force eg.USA

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Superpower

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Tax on goods when crossing international boundries

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United Nations, cooperation on international law + economic development

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Soviet union, superpower during the 1900s

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World trade organisation, IGO deals with the global rules of trade

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Unchallenged superpower that’s dominant in all aspects eg.USA 1990-2010

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Hyperpower

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Naval force that can deploy into open oceans with large ships

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Blue water navy

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Negotiation + decision-making that takes place between nations

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Determines a superpower with: economic (base), demographic, cultural, military + resources means

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Pillars of superpower status

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Politics that attempt to meet global + regional policy aims of a country by combining diplomacy with movement of military assets

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Geo-strategic policies

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A nation where their power is often based on increasing economic importance and resources eg. BRICs

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Emerging superpowers

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A nation where their sphere of influence tends to be continental rather than global eg. Japan + South Africa

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Regional power

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A world dominated by one superpower eg. British empire

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Unipolar world

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A world with two superpowers with opposing ideologies eg. USA + USSR

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Bipolar world

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A world with many complex superpowers and emerging powers competing for regional power

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Multipolar world

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Direct control over territories, form of hard power conquered mainly be Europe from 1600s-1900s

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Colonialism

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Process of cultural change that takes place when two different cultures interact+ transfer of dominant culture

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Acculturation

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The geographic area where a powerful country asserts its dominance eg. China over Asia

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Sphere of influence

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Political agenda extending a country’s power and influence through colonization eg. British empire over India

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Imperialism

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Political agenda where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

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Capitalism

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Theory where resources flow from a “periphery” of poor and underdeveloped states to a “core” of wealthy states

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Dependency theory

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Model that states to develop a country, they must go through the development stages

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Rostow’s model

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Theory (similar to dependency theory) where there’s a three tier world: core, semi-periphery + periphery, aims to explain industrialisation in lesser countries

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World systems theory

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Theory that if you control the heartland (middle of Russia/ East Europe), it’s more likely to be a superpower, proven to be incorrect

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Mackinder’s Heartland Theory

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A measure of statistical dispersion representing wealth distribution and a measure of inequality

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Gini Coefficient

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IGO that finances development and makes loan, helping capatilism function

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World Bank

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The exchange of goods and services free of tariffs

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Free trade

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The value of a brand measured: by market share, loyalty + customer opinion

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Brand equity

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Diplomatic bans on trade between countries to force a country to negotiate without using hard power

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People with discretionary income that can be spent on goods + holidays with annual income of $10,000+

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Middle class

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A change in diet from stable carbs to protein, dairy + fat eg. eating more processed foods

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Nutrient transition

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Carbs that are heavily relied on/ eaten eg. potatoes/ bread

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Staple foods

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Rare Earth Elements/ materials crucial to modern communication, medical + laser tech, difficult to mine

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Exclusive Economic Zone, Area of ocean where nation controls forresources eg. South China Sea dispute

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Intangible property of creativity eg. patents, copyrights etc.

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Intellectual Property (IP)

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Where countries gain influence through direct contact with each other

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Direct influence

65
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Loss of skilled workers from developing countries to boost developed-world economics

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Brain drain

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Cheap commodity exports from developing set against expensive manufactured imports from developed

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Terms of trade

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