USA Hard Power/Soft Economic Cultural Power

Question 1

What are the IGOs USA set up after WW2

Answer 1

IMF
WTO
World Bank
OECD

Question 2

What does the IMF allow

Answer 2

Economic reforms mean more open access for TNCs into developing economies (spread soft power economically)

Question 3

What does the WTO do

Answer 3

Managing global rules of trade

Question 4

How have TNCs benefited from IGOs

Answer 4

Free-market capitalism

Opens up new markets so TNCs can expand

Question 5

How has Apple had an impact?

Answer 5

Diluted Chinese culture as brand image is becoming important for young generation
Want freedom

Question 6

How has McDonald’s shown cultural globalisation

Answer 6

In 121 countries

Spreading westernisation and food

Question 7

How does USA have hard power

Answer 7

Large nuclear arsenal
$989bn on military spending in 2019/20 FY
Formed the WB IMF WTO - economic alliances
Military ties to SK and Japan

Question 8

How does the USA show cultural hemegony

Answer 8

Has 16/20 world’s top unis

US film industry made $43bn in 2017, reinforcing western values e.g. relationships

Question 9

How does USA show economic power (in between hard and soft)

Answer 9

$33bn in aid for developing countries
Could be used as tied aid
American TNCs joining with China (Apple and Foxconn to reduce costs increase profit)

Question 10

What undermines the USA’s superpower status

Answer 10

Economic recession 2008 and china’s economy increasing
USA intervention in Afghanistan - thought Taliban was defeated but resurfaces - shows weakness and ineffectiveness
China dispute in SCS

Question 11

Importance of spreading Western culture

Answer 11

Apple spreading from developed to emerging

Use Apple as a symbol of increased freedom and acceptance which they see Western culture of having