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Year 11 - Citizenship

What methods can the UK use to tackle global conflict?

How does the international community respond to global humanitarian problems?

Unit Summary

Pupils consider what role the UK should have in tackling international conflict and global humanitarian problems, exploring different methods for conflict resolution.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain how the UK uses hard and soft power to influence global conflicts.

Key Notes

  • The UK has used hard power to deal with Russia by deploying economic sanctions.
  • The UK has used soft power to deal with Russia by utilising diplomacy and institutions like universities.
  • How effective these strategies are is a matter of debate.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • hard power: the ability of a state to influence other states through coercion, often using military or economic means
  • soft power: the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or force
  • effective: successful in producing a desired or intended result

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The UK is a small nation and has limited impact around the world.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

The UK has used hard power to deal with Russia by deploying economic sanctions. The UK has used soft power to deal with Russia by utilising diplomacy and institutions like universities.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'hard power'

the ability of a state to influence other states through coercion, often using military or economic means.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: The UK is a small nation and has limited impact around the world. Correction: The UK is a small nation so has to use as much of its influence as possible to make a difference. It can use its hard power through work with organisations like NATO. It can also use soft power with diplomacy.

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