| A | B |
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| War on Terrorism | Military action,not against a nation but against groups of people who attempt to acheive their goals using methods condemned by the international community |
| Continuum of conflict resolution | The line from glorification of war to total rejection of war |
| Militarism | Attitude which views war as glorious and inevitable |
| Just-War doctrine | Accepts that at times war may be necessary but says that certain conditions must be present |
| Pacifism | Rejects all war |
| Top five nations in active troop strength | China, United States, India, North Korea, Russia |
| Top five nations in military expenditures | United States, China, Russia, France, and Japan |
| What is the difference between how much the US spends on military as opposed to its closest competitor, China? | 281.6 billion dollara |
| "War is good" | Militarism |
| "War is regrettable, but sometimes necessary" | Just-War Doctrine |
| Three Approaces to conflict | Militarism, Just-War Doctrine, Pacifism |
| Just Cause | Does a real and imminent danger exist? |
| Competent Authority | Only recognized leaders acting according to accepted rules may declare war. |
| Authority to declare war in the United States | Congress |
| Right Intention | Are self-defense and justice the intended outcome? |
| Last Resort | Have all other means of resolving the conflict been resolved |
| Probability of Success | There must be a serious prospect of success |
| Comparative Justice | Is the reason for going to war so serious that it justifies killing? |
| Noncombatant Immunity | Will civilians be spared from becoming victims? |
| Collateral Damage | Unintended death or destruction that accompany an attack on a legitimate target |
| Proportionality | Will the foreseeable good resulting from the military action outweigh the probable damage? |
| 3 principles of the Just-War doctrine for after the conflict | Sorrow for the harm done, provide for honorable surrender, restore and rebuild the enemy natin |
| american Pacifist who advocated civil disobedience | Martin Luther King |
| American Pacifist who established soup kitchens for the poor | Dorothy Day |
| Pacifist who won India's freedom from Great Britain | Gandhi |
| Absolute Pacifist | Any use of violence would violate their conscience |
| Practical Pacifist | Would criticize use of violence and would seek to prove that violence is destructive |
| Pacifism | Rejucts the use of violence |
| Passive | Uninvolved, not attempting to resolve conflicts |
| Conscientious Objector | opposes participation in war as a matter of conscience |
