Influences of Superpowers

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Giving examples explain how superpowers can exert their influence (10marks) The term superpower is defined as being a country with dominant global political and economic influence. In the last 20 years new global powers have emerged (Brazil, Russia, India and china, known as the BRIC’s) and can exert their influence all around the world. For example, Russia, which most of its economy relies on oil exports, Russia has developed important export partnerships to the east and to the west. Russia depends on the European market to buy 80% of its oil exports, but the USA is keen to become a buyer and China’s demand for oil is ever growing. This means that without Russia all these countries will not get the supplies and resources that they need. This means that this country is exerting its influence to buy their oil, to become more a more powerful superpower. Also because of this vast amount of money being imported into the country, it not just helps the Russian economy but the whole world’s economy. USA is another example of a superpower. The way in which the country exerts its influence is mainly with its military force. The USA has the world’s most powerful military machine on Earth and its geographically widespread. It consists of 479,400 military personnel. These numbers help to influence different countries. Without this USA military force the whole world struggle during wars as the USA’s army is so large different countries depend on the USA to help
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