WAR AND CONFLICT

Question 1

Territorial War

Answer 1

A territorial war occurs when two or more ruling authorities claim ownership of a territory and attempt to uphold their claim with violence.

A territory is an area of land enclosed with a physical or notional border controlled by some kind of authority usuallly a goverment.

Question 2

Territorial war 2

Answer 2

A territorial war may involve the invasion and occupation of one country by another

mostly occur over islands, undersea oil fields and so on

Question 3

How do territorial wars raise moral issues

Answer 3

• Right intention - self defence, theft, acuring resources

Legitimate Authority - rules of authority - may not to be rightful owner of territory.

Necessary Last - may not have tried every other possible solution.

Question 4

Ideology

Answer 4

An ideology is a system of ideas about the economy, polices, nation, religions that influences and affects the ways people live their lives and shape their identities.

set of principles or values

Question 5

Ideology - Nationalism

Answer 5

Nationalism is an ideology where you want your own nation to prosper and others to weaken.

Nationalist’s want to assume independence authority over a given territory.
A group may feel like they lack political representation and that the only way to achieve independence is through war

Question 6

Poltiical Ideology

Answer 6

Differences between Poltical ideologies have led to war on numerous occasions as well usually these involve disagreement over the best form of goverment or the most legitimate form of authority.

Question 7

Religious responses of jews of causes to war

Answer 7

Jews believe that god commands them to respect the environment above all human affairs, even war which is why we should try to solve things with our enemys and try to avoid war at all costs.

Question 8

Human consequences of war

Answer 8

Death and injury - soldiers will die and military hardware will be destroyed.
destruction of property
physiological Injury - PTSD
Innocent non combat death
friendly fire
collateral damage - unintentional by-product of military action, it is to be expected.

Question 9

Human consequences of war - Friendly fire

Answer 9

soliders are unintentially killed by their own forces while in enemy territory

Question 10

Human consequences of war - Creation of refugees

Answer 10

Civillians who are displaced from their homes because of violence, persecution or simply famine brought on by the destruction of farmland.
refugees can number into hundred of thousands.

Question 11

Environmental consequences of war

Answer 11

Conventional Weapons
Bombing can destroy forests and farmland
Destruction of dams can lead to flooding of farmland
Unexploded landmines make farmland unusable

Chemical weapons can destroy vegetation. and have more long term environmental affects.

Biological weapons can release lethal toxic agents into the environment.
damage to plant, livestock.

Nuclear weapons could affect the environment on a planet-wide scale.

Question 12

Judaism views on environmental consequences of war

Answer 12

God commands jews to respect the environment above all human affairs even war. as maybe one day you and your enemy will make peace.

Question 13

Economic Consequences of war ARMED FORCES

Answer 13

Maintaining Armed services -all governments need to spend money on developing and maintaining armed forces (US spends 3.3%, UK Spends 2%)
because of the massive costs of maintaining armed forces governments may need to divert money away from other essential, services like education and healthcare.

Question 14

Economic consequences of war - Rehabilitation

Answer 14

Rehabiliation - governments must provide medical support to returning servicemen for physcological as well as physical injuries.
veterans may need retraining for entering the civilian workforce and further expenditure is required to support deceased veterans families.

Question 15

Economic consequences of war - Reconstruction

Answer 15

Reconstruction involves not only repairing and rebuilding physical infrastructure and tending to environmental damage but establishing or re establishing essential civillian services. at home and overseas.

Question 16

Moral issues because of consequences of war

Answer 16

The sanctity of life - the activity that involves deliberate killing raises moral issues related to the concept of sanctity of life the idea that protecting human life should take priority over all other ethical considertations

Question 17

Just war theory

Answer 17

A war conducted for the right reasons and in the right way is called a just war

Question 18

Rules of just war theory of going to war

Answer 18

Just Cause - you need a good reason for going to war

Right Intentions - you need to be aiming for a good conclusion, dont use your cause as an excuse for stealing someone else’s territory or getting power.

Legitimate Authority - you can only declare war if yiu have the right to do so, must have legitimate authority to declare war and must declare it publicly with sufficient notice to your own citizens and enemy.