Giving examples, explain how superpowers can exert their influence (16)

Intro:define superpower (a very powerful and influential nation as a result of culture, geography, military, economic base and population. currently America, historically Russia/Empires/UK, rise of China and India)layout the 3 paragraphs and examples you will use to support them - using points that make up influence explained in the definition. will mention hard and soft power
Paragraph 1 Point: hard power, in particular military spending Evidence (example): USA military spending levels, number of soldiers and locations Explain: military spending influences power as it is a way to exert control. Spend more, can have more presence (geographical), defend more, invade more etc Paragraph 2 Point: Soft power, economic Evidence (example): Stock market, wall street, trading - NAFTA Explain: powerful advantage in trade (NAFTA - US has more favourable tariff rates than Mexico and Canada to eachother), evidence in the financial crash of how connected the world is to America as a centre of global finance
Paragraph 3 Point: soft power, cultural control Evidence (example): McDonalds, Coca Cola, Nike, Disney Explain: Americanisation/homogenisation, existence of a global culture. affects populations, spreading of ideology and way of life and thinking (spread of capitalism, freedom thinking, american brands etc) extra point: contrasting example of China - defence against this superpower of closed off internet 
Conclusionsum up ways superpowers exert influence, through both hard and soft power, and show that examples have explained how America exerts its influence (military, economy, culture)