Plan for Superpower exam question on importance of factors
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- Using named examples, assess the relative importance of economic, military, and cultural factors in influencing superpower status
- Cultural
- BRICS
- have more food influence than USA
- 6 times as many curry restaurants as there are McDonalds
- have more food influence than USA
- TNCs
- American brands transmit powerful messages
- american culture has global reach
- Coca cola - promoting individual equality
- everyone gets same drink - no matter how rich you are
- American brands transmit powerful messages
- BRICS
- Economic
- trade
- Ghana with Eurpoe - Cocoa Beans
- trade blocs - NAFTA and EU
- China's investment into Africa
- 2007 - totaled $30 billion
- China owns 45% of oilfields in Nigeria
- making sure they are energy secure
- Russia - natural resources
- 2007 - Russian submarines planted 2 flags on Arctic sea bed
- to claim sovereignty of land
- cut of gas supply to Ukraine for 3 days in 2007
- 2007 - Russian submarines planted 2 flags on Arctic sea bed
- US - Dollars = global reserve currency
- key commodities e.g. oil and gold are priced in dollars
- cheaper for US to buy from other countries
- key commodities e.g. oil and gold are priced in dollars
- trade
- Military
- threats to Russia
- US wants defence missiles shields in Poland and Czech Republic
- NATO
- possibilities of Ukraine joining
- military alliances between EU countries and USA
- USA has largest defence budget
- 2009 - $515.4 billion
- Rising role of China's military
- 2.3 million force
- threats to Russia
- Introduction
- Military
- based upon the number of troops, tanks, war planes, capital ships i.e. aircraft carriers
- most potent form is nuclear power
- Economic
- measured by GDP, number of TNCs and total stock of global currency reserves
- Cultural
- 'soft' power
- the ability to obtain what one wants through co=option and attraction
- Military
- Conclusion
- Cultural power - least important
- soft power
- least influence on other nations
- Military most important
- USA has used this to make alliances - NATO
- Economic important
- countries will need money to have good military
- Cultural power - least important
- Cultural
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