religion, peace and conflict key words

Question 1

peace

Answer 1

absence of conflict/tensions/injustice

Question 2

peacemaking

Answer 2

working to establish peace

Question 3

justice

Answer 3

treating people equally depending on what they deserve

Question 4

forgiveness

Answer 4

choosing not to hold anothers wrongdoing against them

Question 5

reconciliation

Answer 5

re-establishing good relationships after conflict

Question 6

self-defence

Answer 6

fighting to prevent yourself being harmed by another

Question 7

retaliation

Answer 7

fighting back after being attacked, aiming to inflict harm on aggressor

Question 8

Just war theory

Answer 8

christian set of criteria to decide if right to go to war

Question 9

pacifism

Answer 9

belief that any war no matter the reason is wrong

Question 10

holy war

Answer 10

fighting for religious cause

Question 11

weapons of mass destructions

Answer 11

biological/chemical/nuclear weapons that can kill many people at once

Question 12

violence

Answer 12

actions that threaten/harm others

Question 13

violent protest

Answer 13

demonstrations or riots that use violence to demand a response

Question 14

terrorism

Answer 14

unlawful use of violence, especially against civilians to achieve a political goal

Question 15

Nuclear weapons

Answer 15

Bombs or missiles, equipped with warheads that cause massive destruction by triggering unwanted nuclear reactions

Question 16

Nuclear Deterrence

Answer 16

Preventing attack by being in possession of nuclear weapons. A nuclear deterrent/having nuclear weapons is intented to scare off aggressors