War and PeaceWar and Peace We will now be studying opinions and We will now be studying opinions and

theories regarding whether or not it is theories regarding whether or not it is morally justifiable to go to war.morally justifiable to go to war.

The reasons countries go to war.The reasons countries go to war.

Identify 6 reasons countries go to warIdentify 6 reasons countries go to war Give an example of a war which indicates more Give an example of a war which indicates more

than one motive of going to war. than one motive of going to war. Give an opinion on whether it is ever okay to kill Give an opinion on whether it is ever okay to kill

people.people.

NationalismNationalismWar based on the reassertion of national independence for people with a common language, history, religion or heritage.

“Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuerhrer”There is a logical necessity for

homogeneity in nationalism, whether it be ethnic, racial, religious, cultural or

linguistic – in times of war the perceived danger from the ‘other’ is

heightened.After 9/11 even Muslim residents of the US became suspects

ProtectionProtection Sometimes countries go to war to protect Sometimes countries go to war to protect

their lands and people from aggression or their lands and people from aggression or to protect people in other lands from evil to protect people in other lands from evil dictators.dictators.

Self defenceSelf defence War declared as a measure of self-War declared as a measure of self-

defence due to a fear of attack or a defence due to a fear of attack or a threat to the countries vital interests.threat to the countries vital interests.

ResourcesResources The need and The need and

sometimes greed for sometimes greed for more resources has more resources has long been a long been a significant cause of significant cause of war. – more land, war. – more land, water or mineral water or mineral resources such as oil resources such as oil have reckoned to be have reckoned to be the root cause of a the root cause of a quarter of wars in quarter of wars in recent years.recent years.

Fighting was fuelled by Fighting was fuelled by the countries vast the countries vast mineral wealth with all mineral wealth with all sides taking advantage sides taking advantage to plunder the country's to plunder the country's resources such as gold.resources such as gold.

Religious reasonsReligious reasons

The Crusades were a series The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of military campaigns against the Muslims of the against the Muslims of the Middle East-fighting to gain Middle East-fighting to gain control of Jerusalem – control of Jerusalem – lasted nearly 200 years.lasted nearly 200 years.

Some wars are fought for religious Some wars are fought for religious reasons. Holy wars are fought in the name reasons. Holy wars are fought in the name of God by armies who believe they have of God by armies who believe they have God on their side.God on their side.

An example:An example: Take what you know about the war in Take what you know about the war in

Iraq and list the reasons why you Iraq and list the reasons why you believe the war started.believe the war started.

You may do this task with those You may do this task with those sitting next to you.sitting next to you.

You have 4minutesYou have 4minutes

Are wars the result of only one reason?

Possible reasons war on Iraq was declared.

WMD’s – to protect America (the West) from possible attack.

Saddam Hussein was a threat- larger risk leaving him in power.

Saddam had threatened US interests in the past – firing missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel

To secure the Iraqi oil fields – prior to the invasion 63 companies were fighting for oil contracts – after the invasion Exxon, Shell and BP got majority share (after meeting with Bush prior to the invasion)

What do you think?

Is it ever right to kill someone?

Is our first motive always the most important?

-Albert Camus

Reasons to go to warReasons to go to war

In a short paragraph describe, with In a short paragraph describe, with reasons when you think it is okay to reasons when you think it is okay to go to war.go to war.

Do you think it is ever okay to kill Do you think it is ever okay to kill another human being? Why?another human being? Why?

The costs of warThe costs of war

1.1. Make a list of the costs of warMake a list of the costs of war2.2. Outline an example of the environment Outline an example of the environment

being damaged by warbeing damaged by war3.3. Explain how starvation can be the result of Explain how starvation can be the result of

warwar4.4. When do you think it is acceptable to go When do you think it is acceptable to go

to war? Give reasonsto war? Give reasons5.5. ‘‘War does more damage to the War does more damage to the

morals of men than to their property morals of men than to their property and persons.’and persons.’ – Desiderius Erasmus. Do – Desiderius Erasmus. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answeryou agree? Give reasons for your answer

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