superpowers eq 1

Question 1

superpowers definition

Answer 1

Superpowers are states or organisations with a dominant position in the international system. They have the ability to influence events in their own interest and project power on a worldwide scale to protect these influences

Question 2

Examples of emerging powers

Answer 2

-India
-Brazil
These countries have power based on their increasing economic importance and resources

Question 3

Example of regional powers

Answer 3

-Germany
Has continental influence rather than global reach

Question 4

Examples of soft power

Answer 4

-culture
-ideology
e.g Mcdonaldisation as it is not violent but causes the erosion of traditional cultures and ideologies

Question 5

Americas hard power

Answer 5

America has military presence on every continent apart from Antarctica, with the NATO membership strengthening its military. This type of power can be seen as aggressive and hostile whilst inviting violence globally but it protects the superpower.

Question 6

Mackinders ‘Heartland theory’

Answer 6

States that whoever controls Europe and Asia, the largest land masses, will control the world
-Mackinder supposed it should be Russia who controlled because of their location and resources, but since they had poor governance and many borders they were considered weak. Instead, Britain ruled the heartland because of its economic power, Industrial Revolution and military power. Today, control is less violent and more influential