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Causes of War: -Internal strife within a nation -Dramatic change of nation policies, leadership, etc. -Surprise attacks on other nation -long term disagreements over world issues -various allies throughout the nation that lead to tension -assassinations and violence by the people -a reduction in a standard of living that the country wants to change -militarism -the arms race -nuclear proliferation -desire for more terrority -imperialism

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Two states have direct conflict and decide to settle it using military action rather than negotiation. This is a deliberate action made to change the status quo in their favor. States that are seeking security, even if they are satisfied with the status quo, can still wind up in the middle of a war in self defense. While their actions are defensive, to some they may appear offensive and threatening to others. This can cause a change of action-reaction with surrounding states. [|http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6puH_395tUYC&oi=fnd&pg=PP7&dq=causes+of+war&ots=0dHJybiIKm&sig=aWXDICKQIOm1kIxwPnGKRI2igHY#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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 * Many claim that war is necessary to keep the world a just and peaceful place
 * Militarism-reliance on military power to resolve conflict and provide security
 * Building military strength makes the world less safe
 * competition in the "arms race" causes rivalry
 * nuclear threat puts everyone on edge


 * Cause of War**
 * **Militarism- the reliance on military power to resolve conflict and provide security.**
 * **Economic differences**
 * **Social differences**
 * **Rights**
 * **Peoples idea of keeping the world safe and justice**
 * **Distrust**
 * **Change in the balance of power**
 * **Nuclear threat**
 * **Religious beliefs**
 * **Greed**
 * **Poverty**
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 * text book " Living Justice and Peace"**

“World War I was to be ‘the war to end war.’ Instead, it sowed the seeds of World War II, which in turn led to the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the Nuclear Arms Race.”

The arms race (competition between rivals to have the biggest and best military force), is an example of the spiral of violence in action at the international level. This makes the world less safe in two ways: more violence and less money for poor and vulnerable people.

Though denouncing the use of violence to resolve conflicts on an individual level, society often applies a different standard to the use of violence on an international level. Ultimately, nations resort to violence for the same reason that individuals do: it seems to be the best response to a violent and unjust world. War, many would claim, is necessary to keep the world a just and safe place.

- Living Justice and Peace Catholic Social Teaching in Practice 2nd Edition (Text Book)

Denouncing the use of violence to resolve conflicts on an individual level, often applies a different standard to the use of violence on an international level. Nations resort to violence for the same reason that individuals do. It is seemed to be the best way to react to a violent and unjust world. Many would claim that war is necessary to the world safe. Even though many would disagree with that. Reason and experience tell us that continuing upward spiral, even in conventional arms, coupled with an unbridled increase in armed forces, instead of securing true peace will almost certainly be provacative of war.

Causes of war consist of: Religious beliefs, status difference, perception of opportunity, threat, or injustice, a wall-to-wall conflict, and significance change of balace of powers, ect.

I do not agree that war keeps this world safe. I feel that is just what conflict comes down too because theirs no mutual agreement. And it is a sad situation that people have to lose their lives due to something that could NOT even be apart of.

-Living Justice and Peace Catholic Social Teaching in Practice 2nd Edition (Text Book) - http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/WPP.CHAP16.HTM