flashcards
UN stands for
United Nations
pacifism means
The belief in never using violence
Nelson Mandela was not a
pacifist
Holy war
a war where believers fight for a religious cause or God. It is probably controlled by a religious leader.
conditions on a just war
Just Cause, Declared by head of government, Good intention, Last resort, Chance of success, Proportional, Good gained greater than the war
inner jihad
struggles with the outside world
greater jihad
struggles that muslims face within themselves
WMD stands for
Weapons of mass destruction
the date the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
6th august 1945
• 3 reasons countries go to war:
Greed, Self-defence and retaliation
• Reconciliation
restoring of relationships
• an organisation that helps victims of war:
Christian Aid/Caritas/Tzu Chi Foundation
• one argument for the use of nuclear weapons:
: Acts as a deterrence/self-defence/shows power etc
one argument against the use of nuclear weapons
The loss of innocent civilian lives is not a proportional
• Forgiveness:
Showing grace and mercy; pardoning someone