SP 1.3 - Modernisation Theory

Question 1

Which model is used to explain modernisation?

Answer 1

Rostow’s model of economic development

Question 2

What are the five stages of Rostow’s model?

Answer 2

1) Traditional society
2) Transitional stage
3) Take off
4) Drive to maturity
5) High mass consumption

Question 3

What do modernists believe?

Answer 3

That the world could be improved by human intervention and achievement

Question 4

What did the USA aim to prevent using modernisation theory?

Answer 4

Spread of communism

Question 5

Which countries did the USA invest in after WW2?

Answer 5

Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico

Question 6

Why did some countries benefit from modernisation theory (e.g. Singapore) and others did not?

Answer 6

Countries that succeeded invested in infrastructure and industries. Other countries were unsuccessful because they became burdened with debt.

Question 7

What is the aim of the IMF?

Answer 7

Achieve macroeconomic stability and reduce poverty

Question 8

What is the main difference between communism and capitalism?

Answer 8

Communism = communal wealth
Capitalism = private wealth

Question 9

What was made a priority after the collapse of communism in the USSR?

Answer 9

Investment and aid packages in ex-communist countries

Question 10

Explain the two major themes of Gorbachev’s policy.

Answer 10

Perestroika - privatisation of companies and people are able to keep their personal wealth
Glasnost - greater freedom of speech

Question 11

What happened as a result of Boris Yeltin accelerating privatisation and selling the oil industry to the KGB (military service)?

Answer 11

Mass unemployment

Question 12

What happened as a result of Boris Yeltsin accelerating privatisation and selling the oil industry to the KGB (military service)?

Answer 12

Mass unemployment