Peace And Conflict Flashcards

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Justice

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Justice is one of the ways in which christians help Gods Kingdom to spread on earth

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Just War Theory

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Was devised by St Thomas Aquinas and outlines what is justified or righteous when going to war and how to behave in war

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Just cause

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Reason for why you are going to war should be for defence or protection, never for attack

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4
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Last resort

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All peaceful methods of revolution must of been tried first

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Legitimate Authority

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The person declaring the war must be the person in position to do so

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Right intention

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Aim of the war should be to re-establish peace

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Principle of discrimination

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Only targeting things that are related to the war effort, not civilians

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Behaviour of troops

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You need to be able to control your army, otherwise it is very difficult to establish

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Reasonable chance of success

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Only go to war when the intention of war is achievable

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Proportionality

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Damaged caused by going to war should not outweigh the damaged caused by not going to war

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Holy war

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An authorised war by a religious leader which has a religious goal

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12
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Crusades

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An example of holy war

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13
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Pacifism

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The belief that all war and violence is wrong

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Pacifist

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A person who believes that all war and violence is wrong

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15
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Conscientious objectors

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Pacifist that refuse to go to war but help out

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Terrorism

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An act of violence against civilians by a group to achieve their goals

17
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Weapons of mass destruction

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It is a weapon that when used causes loss of life or damage to the environment

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Nuclear weapon

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A weapon which causes an atomic reaction which devastates huge areas and kills lots of people

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Biological weapon

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A weapon which uses a living organism (virus, bacteria) to spread disease and death

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Chemical weapon

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A weapon that uses natural or man-made compounds to spread disease or death

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Righteous anger

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Righteous anger is putting your anger in a positive way

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Forgivness

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The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven

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Violence

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Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something

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Bullying

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Use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force them to do something

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Radicallisation

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Adopting extreme views on religious, social or political issues

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Martyr

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A person who dies because of their beliefs

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Martyrdom

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The death of a martyr

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Torture

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An action on someone as a punishment in order to force them to do or say something

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Peace-making

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The action of trying to establish peace

30
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Conflict resolution

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Creating peace between 2 parties that have been at war or in a dispute with each other

31
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Non-violent resistance

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Resisting a government without using violence. For example, protest