Religion, War and Peace
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- Religion, War and Peace 1
- Name some wars
- World War 1, World War 2, Falklands War, Afghan War, Boer War, Cold War.
- List some causes of War
- Government disputes, overthrowing a tyrant, over resources, over land, to defend another country, to fight terrorism.
- What are the top 6 reasons to go to war?
- 1) To defend their country 2) To defend freedom/life 3)To defend an ally 4)To remove a leader. 5)To gain territory/power 6) To stop atrocities.
- Explain the Syrian War:
- In March 2011 democracy protests turned violent, and security opened fire. This turned into civil war as the country tried to overthrow President Assad. In 2013, the government dropped chemical weapons.
- What are weapons of mass destruction?
- Weapons intended to kill as many people nd cause as much damage as possible, includes chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
- What are the arguments for and against Nuclear Weapons?
- For: Keep peace, necessary resort to protect country, only for emergencies.
- Against: Could get in to the wrong hands, world would die out if war started, threatening and cause competition.
- What are the different types of weapon?
- Conventional: Allowed, small arms. e.g guns. Chemical: WMDs, world ban, gases, cause pain. e.g. Nerve gas. Biological: living organisms, insects, banned, cheap but deadly. Nuclear: Used twice USA on Japan. Long term effect.
- Define nuclear proliferation:
- Spread of nuclear weapons across the world.
- What are Holy and Just Wars?
- A holy war is where a religion fights another religion over a religious issue, whereas a jsut war is When a religion supports a political conflict believing there is a greater good.
- The difference between them is that one is started by a government and the other by a religious leader.
- What are the just war conditions?
- -Must be started by authorities -Must be deserved - Peace must be restored - last resort - outcome must be better than the evil that led to war - proportional, no injured civilians.
- What is Liberation Theology?
- Form of Christianity that believe that social action (physical force) should be taken against misuse of power and social injustice.
- What happened in the 2003 Iraq war?
- The UN were against war, but Britain and America went anyway. Thousands of civilians were killled, and no WMDs were found.
- Who was Father Camilo Torres?
- Catholic priest, tried to change the gap between rich and poor, used violence, had to leave priesthood.
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