CRIM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Space Race, Arms Race, 1812 Overture
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War- armed conflict between individuals, tribes, clans, nations and empires we have been doing since humans started to live together. Warriors have been famous since we started keeping track of wars. To this type of person war is necessary. Pacifistic urge: believes war is evil and avoidable o. Many religions refuse to wage war (know who the book lists) Pragmatists: detest war, but understand it cannot be totally done away with it o. Humanitarian urge: war only when it is just From the revolutionary to today, america has been shaped by war o. Winners take spoils, losers have to suffer (loss of land, money, pride) Vietnam had 75% survival rate for wounded, iraq was 90% o o. We have gotten very good at creating weapons ak-47 to nuclear weapons. Cold war led to arms race and space race. 1941-1945 1/3 of all movies related to war o o o o. Success linked to how the public feels about the war.
