Superpowers Flashcards
What is a Hegemon?
Hegemon = a supreme power or a country that is dominant over others. Their power extends to several different countries
Where can we see examples of both hard and soft power?
Hard power can be seen in the British empire and colonialism specifically in India where in 1919 380 Indian protesters were killed by British forces
Soft power can be seen in the cold war and in modern day society where influencing people and not doing anything extreme is seen as the way to go
What are the possible mechanisms of neo-colonial control?
- Strategic alliances
- Aid
- Terms of trade
- Debt
- TNC investment
What does the term acculturation mean?
A process of cultural change that takes place when two different cultures meet and interact; it includes the transfer of a dominant culture’s ideas on to a subordinate culture
What are the names of the three main Theories of power?
- Modernisation Theory (Rostow)
- World Systems Theory (Wallerstein)
- Dependency Theory (Frank)
What are some examples of IGOs and what they actually stand for (and when they were founded) ?
- World Bank (1944)
- IMF (International Monetary Fund) (1944)
- WTO (World Trade Organisation) (1995)
- WEF (World Economic Forum) (1971)
Give an example of a country in a;
- Free-market capitalism system
- Centrally-planned economy
- Free-market capitalism system
USA, Canada, Japan, Western Europe - Centrally-Planned economy
USSR, China, Eastern Europe, Cuba
What are some facts on TNCs as players in global trade ?
- Between 1960 and 2010 trade increased by at least 46% per decade
- UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) estimated in 2013 that TNCs now account for 80% of all global trade - which in 2013 was over US$20 trillion
What does ‘The Global Police’ mean?
We may use this when talking about USA and how they play a considerable role in stopping conflicting and trying to iron out conflicts and tensions in some areas of the world
What is different with the economic pillar of Superpower status ?
- It is prerequisite (required as a prior condition)
All the other pillars rely on it
When talking about Frank’s Dependency theory what is a key quote to use when talking about the relationship between core and periphery regions ?
He states the relationship between core and periphery countries are “essential for the capitalist system on the world scale as a whole”
We know that the USA acts as the global police, what is 3 ways it has intervened militarily in foreign countries?
- as a part of the UN security council action
- together with allied countries as a coalition, but outside a UN remit
- unilaterally, that is , with no support from other countries
What are some facts about the global response to the Haiti 2010 earthquake as a part of USA acting as a global police?
Within 6 days
- The US Air Force restored air traffic control to Port-au-Prince’s airport to allow relief flights in
- 1600 US marines arrived by sea to provide humanitarian help and technical help
- The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and helicopter carrier USS Bataan arrived to assist with rescue, food, and water aid
- UNICEF sought US$5 million from UN funds to provide aid for 500,000 Haitian children
What are some facts about the global response to The Ebola epidemic 2014-2016 as a part of USA acting as a global police?
- In Sierra Leone the UK committed £430 million, 1500 troops and 150 NHS personnel to fight the epidemic
- The work of the NGOs and the WHO was crucial, but so was the support of traditionally powerful countries that can deploy significant assets quickly
What does the term counterfeiting mean?
counterfeiting = imitate fraudulently
