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Edexcel GCSE RE 8.3
Edexcel Unit 8.3 Peace and Conflict
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggression | attacking without being provoked |
| Bullying | intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself |
| Conflict resolution | bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion |
| Exploitation | taking advantage of a weaker group |
| Forgiveness | stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong |
| Just war | a war which is fought for the right reasons and in a right way |
| Pacifism | the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means |
| Reconciliation | bringing together people who were opposed to each other |
| Respect | treating a person or their feelings with consideration |
| The United Nation | an international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation |
| Weapons of mass destruction | weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people |
| World peace | the ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of the United Nations) |