Rp End Of Year Test Flashcards
What does UN stand for
United Nations
What is pacifism
The belief in never using violence
Was nelson Mandela a pacifist
Nelsen Mandela was not a pacifist
What is a holy war
Where believers fight for a religious cause or god. It is probably controlled by a religious leader
What are the conditions of just war
Just cause, an act of self defence as long if there is a reasonable chance of success
What is the inner jihad
A struggle with the outside world
What is the greater jihad
A struggle that Muslims face within themselves
Weapons of mass destruction are known as
WMD
When was the bombing of Hiroshima
6th August 1945
The 3 main reasons country go to war
Greed, self defence, and retaliation
What is reconciliation
The restoring of relationships
Organisations that help victims of war
Christian aid, caritas, tzu chi foundation
What are arguments for use of nuclear weapons
It’s acts as a deterrent, self defence, shows power
Arguments against the use of nuclear weapons include
The loss of innocent lives is not a proportional response, destruction of environment, end of civilisation/world
What is forgiveness
Showing grace and mercy;pardoning someone
Prejudice
Holding biased opinions about an individual or a group of people
Discrimination
Treating someone different because of their colour, age or sex
Ableism
The type of prejudice targeted at individuals with disabilities
What does the 2010 equality act aim to do
To stop prejudice and discrimination
Apartheid means
Apartness or separateness
Where did apartheid happen
South Africa 1961-94
What political party was nelson Mandela apart of
ANC (African national congress)
How long was nelson Mandela in prison for
27 years
Who was the first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
