Superpowers

Superpowers

It is a country that shows a dominance in the world.

Such a country has the ability to influence world events and sometimes take over other countries with their power.

Characteristics of a superpower:

• Large areas

• Large population

• Strong economy

• Military force

• Adequate natural resource

• Not dependent on other countries

What country fulfills the criteria of being a superpower ?

United states of America .

Uncle Sam

Most Americans easily recognize Uncle Sam as a symbol of the United States or a national nickname.

Typically portrayed as an older white man with a long white goatee and a top hat, he’s almost always decked out in red, white and blue attire.

His image represents the U.S. government in political cartoons, or as a stand-in for the American people everywhere from soccer games to political rallies.

The Russian Bear

The figure of the Russian bear has often been used by hostile observers to represent the size, power, and potential threat posed by the Russian state.

Cold War

A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.

The state of hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

Atomic age

The time period after the first atomic bomb was detonated

USSR

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a communist state that spanned Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Arms race

a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries.

Space race

The “space race” was a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities