Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

The predominance of USA as a global power is also based upon the attribute of soft power which comprises of.

Options:

Military Power

Global Public Goods

Alliance Building

Ability to Pursuade

Correct Answer:

Ability to Pursuade

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Ability to Pursuade

The predominance of the US in the world today is based not only on its military power and economic prowess, but also on its cultural presence. Whether we choose to recognise the fact or not, all ideas of the good life and personal success, most of the dreams of individuals and societies across the globe, are dreams churned out by practices prevailing in twentieth-century America. America is the most seductive, and in this sense the most powerful, culture on earth. This attribute is called ‘soft power’: the ability to persuade rather than coerce.