All the questions you can be asked on the Influence of a World Power with full mark answers for SQA National 5 Modern Studies: World Power (USA). Complete with relevant, recent examples.
Describe, in detail, how the world power you have studied can influence
other countries politically. (6)
I have studied the USA.
One way the USA can politically influence other countries is on matters such as
women’s health. As the USA is a wealthy country, it provides funding for many
health services around the world. Some of these health services, especially those
in poorer countries, rely on this funding from the USA to run. This means that the
USA has a lot of power over whether people around the world have any access to
health services. For example, many women’s health clinics were forced to shut
down when Donald Trump announced he was going to pull funding from any
health services that supported or provided abortions. This left many women
without access to necessary services.
Another way the USA politically influences other countries is on matters relating
to climate change. As the USA has a very high population, the way that the
country handles climate change and the regulations it makes to lower pollution
have a huge effect on the rest of the world and how much global warming there
is. For example, in 2016, Donald Trump made the decision to pull out of the Paris
Climate Agreement. Many experts said that this will mean that climate change is
inevitable.
Describe, in detail, how the world power you have studied can influence
other countries economically. (6)
I have studied the USA.
One way the USA economically influences other countries is through trade. The
USA is a very wealthy and highly populated country, making it a very attractive
place to sell goods. Therefore many countries rely on trade to the USA to support
them. For example, in 2019 Scotland exported around £6 billion worth of goods
to the USA.
Another way the USA economically influences other countries is through tourism.
As the USA is a wealthy country, many Americans can afford to take holidays
abroad. This means that they contribute a lot of money to countries’ tourism
industries, as well as hospitality and food and many jobs are created to look after
tourists. For example, in South Ayrshire, many people’s jobs are reliant on
tourism from the USA to play golf.
Describe, in detail, how the world power you have studied can influence
other countries militaristically. (6)
I have studied the USA.
One way that the USA influences other countries militaristically is through having
military bases worldwide. The USA has lots of military bases situated around the
globe, which allow it to respond to any threat very quickly and help their allies in
times of need. For example, the RAF Lakenheath Air Force in Suffolk exclusively
houses American troops.
Another way the USA influences other countries militaristically is through their
large military. The USA has one of the largest and most well-funded militaries in
the world. This means that countries are unlikely to attack or declare war on the
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