causes of war

Question 1

how is greed a cause of war?

Answer 1

greed
to secure resources or land. many countries invade in order to gain control of valuable resources like oil, money, land or people

e. g Russia - Ukraine war how Russia wants more land

Question 2

how is self defense a cause of war?

Answer 2

when thier is an actaul threat from an enemy and the country/group must defend themselves. this can also apply to societies that feel thier government isnt treating them well

e. g The US/UK war in iraq where there was a belief that iraq had weapons of mass destruction (which turned out to be false)

Question 3

how is defence of an ally a cause of war?

Answer 3

contries may get involved in wars to defend thier allys, larger countries may defend weaker countries which can lead to larger wars

e.g WW1 where Austria- Hungary declared war on serbia, then Russia became more involved because they had an alliance with serbia

Question 4

how is ideology cause of war?

Answer 4

wars can be fought over differing political, religious or cultural beliefs. Conflicts may arise when one group seeks to impose thier beliefs on other

e. g The crusades is a religiously motivated war when they tried to spread Christianity