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civilian deaths and a major United Nations peacekeeping operation.United Nations With the bulk of the peacekeepers withdrawn, the Somali militia loyal to the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid have declared war on the remaining U.N. personnel. Mohamed Farrah Aidid 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 countryU.S. Army Rangers Delta Force160th SOAR
Effects of War Ecological Destruction Loss of life Financial Cost Damaged minds Refugees Disease
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.
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 reporter 2.a scribe to take notes 3.a chairperson 4.a timekeeper.
Landmine clearance
Civilian cost
Task – in jotter 3. 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?