superpowers

Question 1

name at least 5 of the 7 factors that make up superpower status 🩵🐟🐬🦋🐳🐋💓

Answer 1

-physical size and geographic position
-economic power and influence
-demographic factors eg population size
-political factors eg NATO
-military strength
-cultural influence
-physical resources

Question 2

what is the modernisation theory?🌋💕

Answer 2

it suggests that economic development only begins when certain pre-conditions are met: modern infrastructure, education, banking and effective government

Question 3

case studies?🦋🪼💓

Answer 3

-IGO’s and BRICs
-EU and NATO
-tensions eg china and india
-arctic, south china sea
-china: influence on africa and asia

Question 4

what’s a structural adjustment programme?🦚

Answer 4

it’s a set of economic reforms that a country must adhere to in order to secure a loan from the IMO or WB.
eg opening to free trade

Question 5

how do IGOs promote capitalism, what theory are they influenced by?🌼

Answer 5

modernisation theory
promote capitalism through trade, financing projects and SAPs

Question 6

how do superpowers respond to crisis and conflict⚡️

Answer 6

crisis-help developing nations when natural distant occur- from financial aid to providing materials for rebuilding
conflict-act as a global police in military conflicts

Question 7

example of an economic and military alliance and their principle🌟

Answer 7

economic- EU- economic strength ensures against poverty
military- NATO- attack on one member state is an attack on all

Question 8

dependency and world systems theory?🙏

Answer 8

dependency- developing countries dependency on wealthier nations is the cause of poverty
worldwide systems- the core drives the world economy as they add value to raw mats from periphery