Effects of War

1. Name some reasons that a country might go to war?

Today we will:

• Learn about the effects of war upon a country so as to help us in our examination of whether war is ever morally justified.

Today we will learn to;1. Describe at least 3

effects war has upon a country

2. Consider the effect war has upon civilians

3. Evaluate the morality of co-lateral damage

Effects of War

Watch the clip!In 1993, famine and civil war

have gripped Somalia, resulting in over 300,000 civilian deaths and a major United Nations peacekeeping operation.

With the bulk of the peacekeepers withdrawn, the Somali militia loyal to the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid have declared war on the remaining U.N. personnel.

In response, U.S. Army Rangers, Delta Force soldiers, and 160th SOAR aviators are deployed to Somalia to capture Aidid, who has proclaimed himself president of the country

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Effects of War

Ecological Destruction

Loss of life Financial Cost

Damaged minds

Refugees Disease

Consequences of war.As a result of war over the last 100 years

millions have died. More civilians have died than troops.

Consequences of war.

Destruction of property and infrastructure make it very difficult for a country to re-

establish itself after war or conflict.

Consequences of war.

After war, disease

usually spreads in

epidemic proportion

due to poor water,

sanitation and lack

of medical resources.

Consequences of war.

For both civilians and soldiers the effects of war can have a lasting affect both physically and mentally. This is referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ecological Destruction

Task – in jotter

1. Describe 3 ways a country can be affected by war.

2. Explain the term - refugee?

Group Task• In your groups

decide how you might go about ridding a country of a landmine problem.

• Each group will require;

1. 1 reporter2. a scribe to

take notes3. a chairperson 4. a timekeeper.

Landmine clearance

Civilian cost

Task – in jotter3. How might a war time

environment affect a human mind?

4. To what extent do you agree that civilians suffer just as much as soldiers during war time? Use examples in your answer.

School - £10m

Emirates Football Stadium - £390m

Hospital - £400m

Scorpion Light Tank £1.6m Alvis Vickers

MH-47 Chinook £67m Boeing

Eurofighter Jet £98m BAE

Aircraft Carrier £1.5bn BAE Systems

cost rebuilding

5. What do you think is the worst effect of war upon a country?

6. Is war ever morally justified?