War and conflict

WAR AND CONFLICT

By: Ian Whelan

WHAT IS WAR

A State of conflict between to regions, states, or countries.

A Civil war is when a country is fighting against itself. Or the very people it’s supposed to leading.

War is also wasteful, destructive, and hateful, in terms of both human lifes

CAUSES OF WAR

Some would argue that Religion is the cause of all wars. This is not the case, however, but it does play a role.

In ancient times, most wars where over land and food.

Weather patterns indirectly caused conflicts, mostly during times of drought.

Many socialists have argued that the lack of free trade causes many conflicts, but it has yet to explain wars in the past.

CAUSES OF WAR (CONT.)

Nationalism and patriotism have caused many wars, including the First World War.

EFFECTS OF WAR

War costs billions, if not trillions of dollars.

Wars cost lives and lots of them, let it be military or civilian deaths. They add that over 150M have died from war-related deaths since 3000 BCE, though approximately 96% of those deaths have occurred in the last 400 years (1500-2000).

Child soldiers are being used in wars today, mostly in Africa.

EFFECTS OF WAR (CONT.)

HOW TO PREVENT WAR

War has not confirmed way of prevention, making it one the of the great dangers against humainty.