The USA: A Global Superpower.

Here are a series of headlines and videos that show the influence that the USA has on the world.

Why the White House is not on the war path over Iran

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours a Uranium enrichment site. Uranium is used to produced nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.

Robotic cheetah ‘breaks speed record for legged robots’

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MSL – the biggest and best Mars mission

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Lady Gaga hits 20 million Twitter followers

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President Obama hosts China Vice-President Xi Jinping

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Oreo cookie centenary marked in US and other countries

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Oscars 2012: Hollywood glamour

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Activity:

  • Using the information on this page, describe the influence that USA has around the world.

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  • How does the USA benefit from being so influential?

  • Do you think that having so much influence can cause problems for the USA?