GS101 Lecture 10: week 10
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9/11 and the global war on terror (gwot), part i. War: an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between groups of people. Civil war: a war that occurs within a country. Classic international warfare: a war that occurs between 2 or more countries. Armed conflict: the use of weapons and physical violence with the intention of inflicting damage and harm upon people in an effort to get them to do what you want. Wars bring many deaths and plenty of destruction. Wars have a huge financial cost associated with them. A strong economy is needed to fund a strong military which includes technology, transportation, weaponry and soldiers. These things all cost enormous amounts of money. Today, technology has become a big part of the civilian economy. Computers, helicopters and satellites are examples of tools to support the military. The following are theories on the cause of war:
