Our Values: Peace and War

Our Values: Peace and War book cover — the glossary on found 31 CONTENTS Page 4 Page 8 Peace and War Types of War Page 12 Consequences of War Page 16 Significant Wars in History Page 18 World Wars Page 22 Morality and War Page 26 Peace and War Today Page 30 Class Discussions Page 31 Glossary Page 32 Index can be page Words in bold in

Our Values: Peace and War — page 1 — PEACE AND WAR Peace and war are two very important global issues today You might see them discussed often in the media such as on television the Internet and in newspapers or magazines Peace and war are often discussed together because of their close link War is the result of a failure to reach peace in a conflict The terrible realities of war and wishes for peace are things that we often hear about every day Peace is sometimes a difficult word to define Peace can be thought of as a state of tranquillity where people are happy and everyone gets along with each other It’s often defined as the opposite of war or conflict Some people believe that real peace isn’t sustainable and see peace as existing only between times of war or conflict IS THE COLLECTIVE NAME FOR ALL OF THE POPULAR FORMS MEDIA SUCH AS OF COMMUNICATION NEWSPAPERS RADIO TELEVISION INTERNET AND THE These symbols are known around the world as signs of peace 4

Our Values: Peace and War — page 2 — War is usually described as conflict violence and fighting between separate and organized groups of people Each side in a war will usually have their own military weapons leaders soldiers tactics and reasons for fighting The activities involved in fighting a war are called warfare And of course war always leads to loss of life injured civilians people being forced out of their homes and cities and towns being destroyed THIS MEMORIAL IN VIRGINIA COMMEMORATES ALL U S MARINE CORPS WHO HAVE DIED IN BATTLE It is easy to see how living in a peaceful world would be a lot better than living in a world where wars are always being fought Although fewer soldiers die in wars today than in almost any other period of history many civilians are killed There is still a long way to go before peace for all on Earth can be achieved 5

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