Peace and Conflict Keywords

Question 1

Justice

Answer 1

Bringing about what is fair or right according to law or making up for a wrong that has been committed.

Question 2

Forgiveness

Answer 2

Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they’ve done wrong.

Question 3

Reconciliation

Answer 3

A sacrament of the Catholic Church; also when individuals or groups restore friendly relations after conflict or disagreement.

Question 4

Sanctity of Life

Answer 4

Life is sacred (holy) because it is God-given.

“God made man in his image”

Question 5

Nuclear Warfare

Answer 5

A conflict in which the participants use nuclear weapons or missiles.

Question 6

Deterrence

Answer 6

The storage of nuclear weapons to prevent another state from using theirs against you and starting a war.

Question 7

Nuclear Proliferation

Answer 7

The increase in the number of states that have the potential to use nuclear weapons.

Question 8

Nuclear Holocust

Answer 8

An event where two or more states used nuclear weapons against each other, causing unimaginable destruction of human life. This would likely cause the destruction of much of the Earth’s population.

Question 9

The Arms Race

Answer 9

After WWII, many countries became nuclear powers. America and the Soviet Union in the 1960s, 70s and 80s built many weapons, each trying to keep pace with each other.

Question 10

Terrorism

Answer 10

The unlawful use of extreme violence, usually against innocent civilians, to achieve a religious or political goal.

Question 11

Protest

Answer 11

An expression of disapproval, often in a public group.

Question 12

Violence

Answer 12

Using actions that harm or threaten others.

Question 13

Pacifism

Answer 13

The belief of people who refuse to take part in war or any other form of violence.

Question 14

Pacifists

Answer 14

Conscientious objectors to war and any other form of violence.

Question 15

Quakers

Answer 15

Members of the Society of Friends, a Christian denomination.

Question 16

Just War

Answer 16

A war that the Christian Church define as acceptable; this must fit a certain criteria.

Question 17

Holy War

Answer 17

Fighting for a religious cause or God.

Question 18

Refugees

Answer 18

People who flee from their homes seeking safety elsewhere.

Question 19

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Answer 19

Weapons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage.

Question 20

Proliferation

Answer 20

Spreading to their countries and getting more numerous.

Question 21

Conflict

Answer 21

Fighting, a state of discord.

Question 22

CND

Answer 22

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament