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 motives  Self-defense  Retaliation  Political differences within a country  Spread (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.