theme D keywords Flashcards
(21 cards)
Biological Weapons
– Weapons that have living
organisms that can lead to disease or death
Chemical Weapons
weapons using chemicals to
poison, burn or paralyse humans and destroy the
environment
Civil War
armed conflict between factions within
the same country
Conflict
disagreement which escalates
Conscientious Objector
Someone who refuses to
do something, such as fight in a war, because of
their conscience
Conventional Warfare
War using conventional
weapons
Forgiveness
Pardoning someone for what they
have done wrong
Greed
selfish desire for something
Holy War
Fighting for a religious cause
Justice
Making things fair
Just War
a war that meets internationally
accepted criteria for fairness
Lesser Jihad
The outward struggle to defend your
faith
Nuclear weapons
weapon of mass destruction
Pacifism
belief that all violence is wrong
Peace
the opposite of war
Protest
voicing disagreement with something
Reconciliation
making up between two groups
after a disagreement
Terrorism
Use of violence and threats to
intimidate to create a state of fear
Violence
causing harm to someone
War
armed conflict between two or more sides
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons that kill
large numbers of people or cause great damage