World Studies

Any large scale, violent conflict. Usually between

large, trained armies with advanced weapons

War can also mean a struggle against something… War on Drugs War on Terrorism

Imperialist/economic motivesSelf-defenseRetaliationPolitical differences within a countrySpread (or prevent the spread of)

ideas

Militarism is the belief that war is not bad but can be a beneficial aspect of society.

Countries must be prepared to use military aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Rise in military spending

Increase in military and naval forces

Preference for force as a solution to problems.

Known as HAWKS.

Conventional War A war fought between two or more countries Ex. WWII

Civil War When two or more groups within a country

fight each other Ex. American Civil War

Pre-emptive (Preventative) War War launched in anticipation of a future attack. Ex. Current Iraq War

Just (Moral) War ???

War should only be waged under certain conditions:

If a territory has been seized by an outside power,

Ruling power is doing harm to people, Another power is threatening general

security War is a last resort; all non-violent options

have been tried Civilians should not be injured The war must end when the problem is

fixed

Pacifism - the belief that violence is never answer and that killing fellow humans will never solve anything and only lead to more violence.

Knows as DOVES Deterrence - when a

country makes itself so powerful that no other country would dare attack it.