2.2 Reasons for War

• Wars often involve significant casualties and have far-reaching social, economic, and political consequences
• Arrange the following categories of war reasons in order of frequency based on historical examples:

  1️⃣ Territorial

  2️⃣ Ideological

  3️⃣ Economic

  4️⃣ Ethnic/Nationalist

  5️⃣ Humanitarian
• Understanding economic motives behind wars is crucial for analyzing their root causes.

  True
• War is an organized and violent conflict between states or groups with a political objective
• What are the key political factors that drive wars?

  Power struggles, nationalism, regime change
• What are the key economic reasons that can lead to war?

  Resource acquisition, trade route dominance, market expansion
• What are some social and cultural factors that can drive wars?

  Ethnic tensions, religious conflicts, cultural disputes
• What are the three primary religious reasons for war?

  Religious supremacy, religious conversion, religious nationalism
• What type of religious war aims to establish the dominance of one religion over others?

  Religious Supremacy
• What other factors often intersect with religious reasons for war?

  Territorial disputes, ethnic tensions, political power struggles
• Why is understanding the complex nature of war causes crucial?

  For analyzing and addressing conflicts
• What type of war is fueled by ethnic tensions or the desire for self-determination?

  Ethnic/Nationalist
• Order the examples of political reasons for war from specific to general:

  1️⃣ Iraq War

  2️⃣ Cold War

  3️⃣ Balkan Wars
• Economic motives can intersect with other factors to escalate conflicts

  True
• Wars fought to gain control over natural resources like oil or agricultural land are driven by resource
• Wars fueled by conflicts between different ethnic groups are driven by ethnic/nationalist tensions
• Match the war with its primary social or cultural driver:

  Rwandan Genocide ↔️ Ethnic/Nationalist Tensions

  Iran-Iraq War ↔️ Religious/Ideological Conflicts
• Wars driven by religious nationalism aim to create states based on specific faiths.

  True
• What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

  Capitalism vs. Communism
• What is the primary characteristic of war as defined in the study material?

  Organized and violent conflict
• Wars often have a combination of underlying reasons rather than a single cause.


  True
• Wars fought to gain control over valuable natural resources are categorized as economic
• What are the three goals that wars are often fought to achieve?

  Territorial control, resource acquisition, ideological dominance
• Wars can only have one underlying reason.

  False
• What is the term for conflicts aimed at overthrowing or replacing governments?

  Regime change
• Economic motives for war can intersect with factors like nationalism or territorial disputes.


  True
• Social and cultural factors often intersect with other reasons for war, such as territorial disputes.


  True
• Religious ideology can intersect with factors like ethnic tensions or political power struggles.


  True
• Wars fueled by the desire to create a state based on a specific religion are examples of Religious Nationalism

  True
• Humanitarian wars are initiated to prevent or stop human rights abuses


  True
• Match the key element of war with its description:

  Organized and Violent Conflict ↔️ Planned use of armed forces

  Between States or Groups ↔️ Involving sovereign nations or factions

  Political Objective ↔️ Aiming to achieve specific goals
• Political reasons for war are driven by the pursuit of power
• Which war is an example of resource acquisition as an economic reason for war?

  Gulf War (1991)
• Wars fought for market expansion are often associated with economic influence.

  True
• Cultural and identity disputes can lead to wars aimed at protecting or imposing values.


  True
• What was the goal of the Mughal-Sikh Wars?

  Religious conversion
• Match the war with its primary cause:

  Falklands War ↔️ Territorial Reasons

  Gulf War ↔️ Economic Reasons

  Cold War ↔️ Ideological Reasons
• Ideological wars such as the Cold War can lead to societal polarization
• What is an example of a war driven by power struggles?

  Cold War
• Match the type of war with a relevant historical example:

  Territorial ↔️ Falklands War

  Ideological ↔️ Thirty Years' War

  Economic ↔️ Scramble for Africa