Superpowers Flashcards
What was the USA’s military budget in 2020?
$778 billion
How much more is the USA’s military spending than China’s?
5 times
What is the world’s reserve currency?
US $
What percentage of all global financial transactions are in dollars?
80%
Which country gives out the most financial aid?
USA
How many Fortune 500 companies are American?
126
How much has has the Chinese GDP grown by since 1990?
10 times
How many Chinese state owned corperations are in the top 10 of the Global 500 and which?
3
Sinopec
State Grid
and China national patroleum
When did China open thier firdt overseas military bas in Djibouti and why?
2017
near strategic oil shipping routes
How much a year does the One Belt Road cost?
$150 billion
In 2014 China signed more than how much in construction contracts across Africa?
$56 billion
How many scholarships a year does China offer to African students?
33,000
When did Russian forces invade Crimea?
2014
Where is the worlds largest producer of Fossil fuels?
USA
Where is the worlds second largest producer of Fossil fuels?
Russia
China’s annual increase in emissions fell from what in 2002 to what in 2016?
9% - 0.3%
What percentage of renewable energy patents in 2016 were submitted by China?
29%
China mines what percentage of the world’s rare Earth metal production?
90%
In 2017 the US accused which aircraft manufacture of recieving how much of illegal subsidies from the EU?
Airbus
$22bn
Why did the US claim the Airbus subsidies where damaging which domestic manufacturer?
Boeing by making Airbus aircrafts unnaturally cheap
How did the US respond to the Airbus subsidies?
Imposing $7.5bn of extra tarrifs on imported EU products
What were the members of the old seven sisters?
BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Texaco, Gulf Oil, Chevron
What are the members of the new seven sisters?
Saudi Aramco, Russia’s Gazprom, CNPC of China, NIOC
of Iran, Venezuela’s PDVSA, Brazil’s Petrobras and Petronas of Malaysia
The Worlds two largest Pharmaceutical companies are called what and what country are they both based in?
Johnson and Johnson
Pfizer
US
How long are patents generally valid for?
20 years
When was the Kyoto Protocol?
1997
Countries who ratified the Kyoto protocol pledged to do what?
cut emissions by 2012
Why is the Kyoto protocol considered a failure?
Most countries did not meet the pledge
Developing countries including china where exempt
USA refused to ratify
global emissions went up 58%
When was the Montreal Protocol made?
1987
What was the aim of the Montreal Protocol?
To protect the ozone, by phasing out ozone depleting CFCs
Was the Montreal protocol considered a success or a failure and why?
A success as it was ratified by all countries and projections indicate the ozone layer will return to 1980 levels between 2050 and 2070
What is the purpose of the International criminal court?
It tries war criminals according to international laws
What is a criticism of the ICC?
Accused of targeting African despots(tyrants) whilst turning a blind eye to western perpetrators
When was the civil war in Rawanda?
Between 1990 and 1994
What was the estimated death toll of the Rawandan civil war?
800,000
mostly members of the minority Tutsi community
How many UN peace keepers where there in Rawanda?
3,000
The US Geological Survey has estimated there to be how much oil in the wider Arctic region?
412bn barrels
