Superpowers

Question 1

What is a superpower nation?

Answer 1

An extremely powerful country which is capable of influencing international events and the acts and polices of less powerful countries. Its power can be felt all over the world.

Question 2

What are the 7 most important superpower nations?

Answer 2

Brazil, USA, UK, France, Russia, India, China

Question 3

What are the 7 factors that make a country a superpower?

Answer 3

-size (area)
-population
-resources
-military power
-economic power
-cultural (soft power)

Question 4

Why is size (area) important for a superpower nation?

Answer 4

Size is important as nations with large land areatend to have a greater number of natural resources and a larger amount of neighbouring countries that they can influence. eg. Russia

Question 5

Why is population important for a superpower nation?

Answer 5

Population is important as nations with large populations can grow the economy through cheap workers and markets. Additionally, it allows for a large amount of military personel. eg. China and India.

Question 6

Why are resources important for a superpower nation?

Answer 6

Resources are important as nations with resources necassary for economic development should hold significant power. eg. Russia- gas and Middle East- oil

Question 7

Why is military power important for a superpower nation?

Answer 7

Military power is important as nations with high mlitary power are viewed to be more powerful and military force and be used to exert pressure on smaller countries. Additionally, they have the ability to project power around the world with military bases and aircraft carriers eg. China and USA

Question 8

Why is cultural (soft) power important for a superpower nation?

Answer 8

Cultural power is important as nations with high cultural power are able to easily influence things such as their way of life, values and beliefs onto others. eg. UK and USA

Question 9

Why is economic power important for a superpower nation?

Answer 9

Economic power is important as nations with a good economy are able to determine economic policies which affect the globe, control investment and use the world’s most powerful currencies. eg. China and USA

Question 10

Why is political power important for a superpower nation?

Answer 10

Political power is important as nations with a high political power such as the members of the UN Security Council (USA, UK, Russia, France, China) are able to stop any resolution and can make key decisions that effect the whole world.

Question 11

What is a Uni-Polar world system?

Answer 11

Where most of the world region’s economic, social, cultural aspects are influenced by a single state/country

Question 12

What is a Bi-Polar world system?

Answer 12

A system of world order in which the majority of global economic, military and cultural influence is held by two states

Question 13

What is a Multi-Polar world system?

Answer 13

Power is distributed between at least 3 significant poles (countries)

Question 14

What does BRICS stand for?

Answer 14

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Question 15

What does MINT stand for?

Answer 15

Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey

Question 16

What is Colonialism?

Answer 16

The act of one nation controlling another for economic gain. eg. When Britain took control of India

Question 17

What is cultural imperialism?

Answer 17

the practice of promoting and imposing a culture over a less powerful society

Question 18

What are the 6 factors that caused the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 18

-WW2
-New Superpowers
-Money
-Nationalism
-Indian Independence
-Opinion at home

Question 19

How was WW2 one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 19

It helped other countries show their power such as the USA and the USSR (Russia) over Britain. It showed that the empire was no longer needed to hold the world together.

Question 20

How were New Superpowers one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 20

In WW2, Britain called on its colonies and dominions to fight against the Axis powers which led to many of them thinking if being part of the empire was a good idea.

Question 21

How was Money one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 21

After WW2, the empire was no longer as rich compared to other powers. They could not able to afford to hold territiories which were not making them profit so they had to grant them independance.

Question 22

How was Nationalism one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 22

Many people living in the British colonies learned a love of their own culture and traditions and therefore wanted independance. This meant that they would have to fight for their independance, politically or physically.

Question 23

How was Indian Independance one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 23

India held about 75% of the population in the British empire and was the most profitable colony. Them leaving in 1947 showed that the rest of the empire could leave too.

Question 24

How was the Opinion at Home one of the causes of the fall of the British Empire?

Answer 24

Women’s rights, Worker’s rights, free education and healthcare went against the idea of the taking control of other nations and bullying them so they didn’t want an empire anymore. People prefered spending money on the NHSthan on colonies.

Question 25

What is the negative legacy of the empire? (name 3)

Answer 25

-religious conflict
-poverty
-slavery
-instability in countries
-over extraction in countries
-loss of culture

Question 26

What is the positive legacy of the empire? (name 3)

Answer 26

-sports: football, rugby, hocky, golf, tennis
-British overseas territiories
-Chrisitianity
-Speaking English
-Legal systems
-physical infastructure