Superpowers

Question 1

Define a superpower country

Answer 1

A country that possesses military or economic might which vastly influences and is superior to other countries

Question 2

Which elements make a country a superpower

Answer 2

Large population
Strong economy
Great military power
Political influence
Cultural influence

Question 3

Countries which are superpowers

Answer 3

USA
Russia
France
UK
Germany

Question 4

Countries which are maybe superpowers

Answer 4

China
Brazil
India
South Africa

Question 5

Factors which make USA a superpower

Answer 5

Large population: 331 million
Economic: largest economy,
66 countries use USD
Most money on military
Political influence: NATO, UN, president etc
Cultural influence: media and film

Question 6

How Russia has recently exerted its superpower status

Answer 6

Invading Ukraine
Military force
Hard power

Question 7

What role does globalisation have on a country being a superpower

Answer 7

Increased power and global influence
More interconnected due to time space compression

Question 8

Example of uneven global distribution of political power: supranational political and economic organisation

Answer 8

Delegation of resources: e.g. Asian development Bank gave Indonesia $100 million after Mt Merapi erupted
UN and PAHO: deciding allocation of cholera vaccine in Haiti

Question 9

Geopolitical power unevenly distributed: MNCs

Answer 9

MNCs influence countries which they invest in
Shift employment, dependency on a single sector

Question 10

Geopolitics and human rights issues