Lesson 2 - Polarity + History Flashcards
1
Q
What is a bi-polar world?
A
Global dominance of 2 nations
2
Q
What is a multi-polar world?
A
> 2 nations dominant
3
Q
What is a uni-polar world?
A
Sole nation dominant
4
Q
Give a couple of examples of a unipolar world
A
British Empire 1800s
1875 - largest shareholding in the Suez
5
Q
Give a couple of examples of a bipolar world
A
Cold War - Yanks and Soviets
6
Q
Give a couple of examples of a multipolar world
A
90s-2000s - US + East outsourcing
Present day
7
Q
Who’s dominated the last 50 odd years?
A
USA prominent
Rise of the Far East
China growing like a bastard
Russia up there
8
Q
How’re the future projections looking?
A
China might fuck everyone
Might have fallen off
Industrial Asia
USA still cutting about
Africa up
