Peace And Conflict Flashcards
1
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What are causes of war?
A
- self defence
- economic/natural resources
- fear
- national pride
- fighting against injustice and aggression
- protecting people from persecution and exploitation
- racial or ethnic hatred
2
Q
What is darfur?
A
- a civil war between the Sundanese army and non Arab groups
- Sudan is now split into two countries but the situation is still unsettled
3
Q
How did remote locations affect the darfur war?
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- the area was remote with poor transport and communication
- when trouble started it took other countries a long time to find out
- when international communities found out thousands were already dead
4
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How did national pride affect the darfur war?
A
- the conflict in darfur was part of wider conflict in Sudan
- some anti government forces wanted the south of Sudan to be ruled independent and the government did not
5
Q
How did ethnic hatred affect the darfur war?
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- Both sides have had history of long standing disputes over religion and ethnic issues
- government was accused of persecuting mom Arabs
6
Q
How did economic/environmental issues affect the darfur war?
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- food and water shortages due to drought and increasing desertification forced people to move to south into farmland owned by others already struggling to survive
- farmers were growing cash crops reducing the amount of land available to grow food
7
Q
What is the UN?
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- uses conflict resolution and reconciliation
- aim to achieve world peace
- concerned with issues that have potential to conflict work peace (poverty)
- faced success and failure (darfur)
- reach talks reduce numbers of weapons with mass production
8
Q
How did the UN try to negotiate in darfur?
A
- UN tried to negotiate with both sides
- the Sundanese government formed an agreement to stop the conflict
- the government didn’t follow the agreement
- peace talks were signed and broken there was some success in getting both sides to talk
9
Q
How did the UN try to sanction in darfur?
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- several stopped trading with Sudan
- the UN threatened to stop Sudan’s oil trade
- this got the government to give them some kind of response with the UN
10
Q
How did the UN try to use peacekeeping forces in darfur?
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- a small African Union peacekeeping force was allowed into darfur August 2004
- in 2007 an agreed peacekeeping force was allowed in
- had some success with protecting citizens
11
Q
Did the UN succeed or fail in darfur?
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- they managed to stem the number and frequency of killings and organised more peace talks
- intervention was too late to prevent mass killing
- peace is still not been achieved
12
Q
What is the world council of Christians?
A
- founded 1948
- encourages all Christians to heal devisions through nations by talking
- involved in struggles in South Africa, Sudan etc
13
Q
What is pax Christ?
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- into national Catholic organisation set up in 1945 to work for peace
- opposed to war and violence
- encourages governments to solve their disputes through discussion
14
Q
What actions do religious organisations for world peace take?
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- hold peace vigils
- helps victims of injustice
- educate those involved
- encourage peace talks
- teach forgiveness
- campaign against oppressive governments
- encourage reconciliation
- holds interfaith conference
- public demonstrations
15
Q
When is a war just?
A
- reasonable success chance
- no innocent civilians killed
- fair and responsible methods used
- just cause (injustice)
- last resort after negotiations
- fought to bring peace
