Modern Warfare (1 Markers And Knowledge)

Question 1

What does the Bible teach on war? (5)

Answer 1

Any 3 from:

For:

• OT - there are examples of God allowing war against unholy tribes
• OT - “an eye for an eye”

Against:

• NT - Matthew’s gospel - “blessed are the peacemakers”
• OT - Job - all life is in God’s hands, in other words we shouldn’t interfere
• OT - “thou shall not kill”
• Matthew - “all those who take the sword will die by the sword” - no good can come from war

Etc.

Question 2

Why might a nation go to war? (5)

Answer 2

• to gain land & resources
• defend an ally
• self defence
• remove a dictator
• stop injustice

Question 3

What is the idea of Just War?

Who proposed it?

Answer 3

• A Catholic theory on war being allowed in certain circumstances
• St Thomas Acquinas

Question 4

What is the criteria for a Just War?

Give 5

Answer 4

Any 5 from:

• last resort
• must be declared by a government
• for good against evil / to bring peace
• must be a good chance of success
• proportional use of force
• good intention
• without killing civilians
• peace must be restored

Question 5

What is nuclear proliferation?

Answer 5

The spread of nuclear weapons to nations who don’t already possess them

Question 6

What are the 2 forms of nuclear disarmament?

Explain them.

Answer 6

• Multilateral - all nations voluntarily decomission their nuclear weapons
• Unilateral - one nation gives up their weapons in the hope others follow suit

Question 7

Which organisation calls for unilateral nuclear disarmament?

Answer 7

CND - Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Question 8

What is nuclear deterrence?

What is term given to unanimous use of nuclear weapons?

Answer 8

• Where states have nuclear weapons to discourage other nations from attacking them
• Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

Question 9

What do the Christian churches teach on nuclear deterrence? (4)

Answer 9

• Catholics - abolish and reject further development
• Anglicans - abolish and would celebrate abolition
• Methodists - absolute NO
• Baptists - Abolish and dispose

Question 10

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 10

Someone fleeing a country and applying for refugee status

Question 11

What is a refugee?

Answer 11

Someone who has been granted asylum in a nation after fleeing another

Question 12

Describe 4 aspects of the human cost of war

Give 1 or 2 points for each

Answer 12

• military - deaths, life changing injuries, PTSD
• asylum seekers & refugees - can struggle to get work or education
• civilians - deaths as collateral damage, homelessness, no work or schools, PTSD
• child soldiers - loss of childhood, PTSD, deaths, abuse, family being threatened

Etc.

Question 13

Describe 4 aspects of the economic cost of war

Answer 13

• environmental damage - pollution of soil, air, water etc
• unemployment
• debt - reparations payments
• Lack of investment - public services and jobs

Question 14

What are the three types of WMDs?

Describe each.

Answer 14

• Chemical - can cause burning, nervous damage etc.
• Biological - can cause sickness through the likes of waterways - e.g. anthrax
• Nuclear - indiscriminate explosive that also causes radiation posioning

Question 15

What are the four types of pacifism?

Explain each.

Answer 15

• Absolute - it is never right to go to war, even in self defence
• conditional - against war generally but accepts war in extreme circumstances
• selective - only opposes a specific type of war e.g. nuclear
• Active - people who use non-violent methods to promote peace e.g. hunger strikes or marches

Question 16

What is a Conscientious objector?

Answer 16

Someone who refuses to fight in wars, believing it is morally wrong

Question 17

Name the Christian group against all violent acts

What roles did they generally take up in previous wars?

Answer 17

• Quakers
• medical roles e.g. field hospitals