Superpowers

Question 1

Superpower

Answer 1

A superpower is a nation which is able to project it’s influence and be dominant on a global scale

Question 2

Emerging power

Answer 2

A country with the potential to become a superpower with global economical and political reach

Question 3

Regional power

Answer 3

A country with a dominant influence over countries in the same geographical region

Question 4

Uni polar world

Answer 4

When there was only one suprpower
* british empire

Question 5

Bi-polar

Answer 5

world exists when there are two superpowers
* USA and USSR

Question 6

Multi - polar

Answer 6

There are multiple superpowers
* in the future ? eval

Question 7

Factors that effect superpower status

Answer 7

• Physical reosurces
• Cultural influence
• military strength
• political power
• demographics
• economic power
• physical size and geographical position

Question 8

Hard power

Answer 8

The use of economic and military power to try and force countries to behave in a certain way

Question 9

Soft power

Answer 9

Use of political and cultural influence to try and persuade countries to behave in certain ways

Question 10

Colonialisim

Answer 10

the act of gaining control , building an empire and exterting influence over other countries

Question 11

Neo-coloniasim

Answer 11

The use of economic , political , cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries

Question 12

Sphere of influence

Answer 12

An area or territory beyond a country’s national borders where they have power but no formal authority

Question 13

SAP

structual adjustment programmes

Answer 13

set of economic reforms that a country must adhere to in order to secure a loan from the IMF and/or world bank

Question 14

Tension

Answer 14

Tension can arise over the act of obtaining physical reosurces where ownership os disputed and disagreemnts axist over exploitation

Question 15

Hegemony

Answer 15

Supreme power or a country that is very domiant over others

Question 16

Modernisation theory (Rostwos theory)

Answer 16

Suggest all countris have the potential to break the cycle of poverty and develop through 5 stages
1. Traditional society - economy based on bartering
2. Pre condions for take off - improved infastrcture and shift to manafacturing
3. Take off - industrial and regional growth
4. Drive to maturity - growth is supported through technoligical innovation
5. High mass consumption - consumer orientated society , dominant service secor , higher disposable incomes

Question 17

Dependency theory

Answer 17

• developing countries rely on wealthier developed countries
• for trade
• persistant poverty if developing countris is due to there dependency on developed countries
• developed countries appy tarrifs on developing countries making exports hard
• *global system is now controlled by TNC *

Question 18

World bank

Answer 18

• helps to reduce poverty through finanical assistance
• low interest rates
• can create further inequality
• creates a climate where high levels of lending are deemed to be goof

Question 19

WTO

Answer 19

• promoted fair trade between nations
• rules that are not fabourable to developing countries
• as it promotes free trade developing countries may not be able to develop infant industries