Theme D Key Words Flashcards
Reconciliation
Becoming friends again after a relationship has broken down
Peace
A time where there is no war or conflict
Justice
Where everyone is treated equally in law and life
Fairness
Where everyone receives fair treatment
Just war
Just cause, lawfully declared by proper authority, having good intentions, be a last resort, have a reasonable chance of success, fought in just means and in proportion to the aims it seeks to achieve, only occur if good with outweigh evil
Holy war
Fighting for a religious cause
Pacifism
Violence against other humans beings is wrong
Absolute pacifism
Against all personal violence and war
Relative pacifism
Personal violence avoided and war only fought as a last resort
Nuclear pacifists
Those that condemn all nuclear war
Nuclear weapons
Nagasaki and Hiroshima melted 1000s of civilians on the spot
Chemical weapons
Mustard gas and tear gas, a dangerous mixture of chemicals which could kill and or maim
Biological weapons
Antharax, a virus to wipe out a section of population
Radiological weapons
A dirty bomb, radiation mixed with other ingredients
Why to go to war
Defend their country, defend their beliefs, protect a weaker ally, remove their own leader, gain/regain land, gain wealth/power/resources, stop atrocities
