Supwepowers

Question 1

Hegemon?

Answer 1

A supreme power or country that is dominant over others, power extends over several countries. E.g USA

Question 2

Emerging power?

Answer 2

One which influence is increasing but is not yet dominant, e.g BRIC nations

Question 3

What does BRIC stand for?

Answer 3

Brasil
Russia
India
China

Question 4

Regional power?

Answer 4

Exerts power over other nearby regions, e.g India and China in Asia

Question 5

What are the 5 pillars of power?

Answer 5

Economic
Political
Military
Cultural
Resources

Question 6

What are the top 5 economic superpowers?

Answer 6

USA (GDP of $20t)
UK
Germany
China
Japan

Question 7

How does a weak currency effect your countries ability to borrow money?

Answer 7

When borrowing money, it may have to be borrowed in US dollar if the countries currency is seen as unstable

Question 8

How do FDI’s and TNC’s contribute to economic superpowers?

Answer 8

Countries with the largest economies often own many TNC’s and coordinate FDI’s, meaning they can make large profits from host country.

Question 9

How do trade blocs and IGO’s contribute to political power?

Answer 9

Rise in globalisation=hard for a country to hold much influence alone.
They become memberships of IGO’s or Trade Blocs to exert power.
e.g G20

Question 10

What is G20?

Answer 10

A club of the 20 largest economies in the world.

Represent half of the worlds population

Question 11

What is hard power?

Answer 11

Where a country expresses its influence through coercive measures like economic sanctions, or military force

Question 12

What is soft power?

Answer 12

Where a country exerts its influence through economic, political or cultural measures, for example cultural exports from media TNC’s

Question 13

What is sharp power?

Answer 13

Use of diplomatic and political manipulation to influence and undermine the political system of another country, e.g Chinese censorship

Question 14

What is smart power?

Answer 14

Using a combination of hard power and soft power together to achieve its geopolitical aims more effectively. E.g USA in Afghanistan 2001-2014

Question 15

Rendering

Answer 15

Moving a prisoner of war to a country with different laws to torture them

Question 16

Multipolar

Answer 16

World where several powerful nations are in control

Question 17

Unipolar

Answer 17

World where on powerful nation has all the control