3.5 Flashcards
What is a war
An armed conflict between 2 or more nations
Give 4 causes of war
- national pride ( my country right or wrong )
- natural resources ( oil pipelines ) - religions
- self defence ( if attacked )
What happened in Darfur
What year
A civil war between the Sudanese army ( supported by the janjaweed) and many rebel groups. It resulted in Sudan being split into two parts and the situation is still unsettled
2003 - 2007
What is genocide
The killing of an entire race
List the 4 reasons why darfur happened
Economic / environmental - drought increasing desertification
Remote location - the area is much in poverty, by the time the world found out about it thousands had already died
National pride - there was conflict between the rebel groups who wanted Sudan split in two but the government wanted it to remain as a whole
Long standing ethnic hatred - both sides had a history of disputes over religious and ethnic issues. The gov was accused of prosecuting non- arabs
How many members in the UN
192
Where is the headwaters of the UN
New York
List four facts about the United Nations
- basic aim is to achieve world peace
- has achieved both success ( peace and human rights ) and failure ( too late to prevent mass killing in darfur )
- uses conflict resolution and reconciliation
- concerned with issues that will have a long term impact on world peace
List 4 methods the UN use
- peace talks
- trade restrictions
- sending peace keeping forces
- military action
- arms control and disarmament
List the five main leaders in the UN
Russia France china Britain USA
List the 4 actions the UN took in darfur
Negotiated
Issues sanctions
Sent peacekeeping forces
Succeeded and failed
What are the 3 types of bullying
Physically harming or attacking
Accusing someone of doing something they have not done to get them into trouble
Cyberbullying
Give 4 reasons why people bully
They aren’t happy with themselves
- they may be wanting to look tough
- may have been victims of bullying themselves
- the have problems at home
Give 4 reasons why christians disagree with bullying
- everyone was made by god / bullying is mistreating gods creation
- Jesus taught we should live one another / golden rule
- bible teaches that god will take action against cruel behaviour
- god will judge humans after death on the way they have lived their lives
What is the samaritans and what do they do
A charity that many christians volunteer to help for - founded by Anglican vicar - offers telephone support to victims of bullying