Chapter 17 War and Terrorism

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Across
  1. 2. Absence of violent conflict
  2. 6. the practice by one government of providing money, weapons, and training to terrorists who engage in violence in another nation
  3. 8. political perspective that believes militarism itself can be a problem because an arms buildup provokes conflict
  4. 9. an offense against the law of war as established by international agreements and international law
  5. 12. The close association of the federal government, the military, and the defense industries
  6. 13. of mass destruction weapons with destructive capacity to kill many thousands of people at the same time
  7. 15. political perspective that asserts that maintaining military strength and strong counterterrorism measures will defeat enemies who are set on our destruction, encourage peace, and ensure the security of the United States.
  8. 16. theory perspective that links war to social inequality
  9. 17. unlawful, typically random acts of violence or the threat of violence by an individual, group, or government to achieve a political goal
Down
  1. 1. Centers where prisoners are confined for purposes of state security, exploitation, punishment, or execution
  2. 3. international agreements on the development, testing, production, and deployment of weapons
  3. 4. perspective that focuses on whether any military effort is celebrated as heroic or condemned as unjust depends on the definitions that are applied.
  4. 5. government use of violence within its own borders to suppress political opposition
  5. 7. theory perspective that suggests that war is a strategy that a society may use to establish its independence
  6. 9. Violent conflict among nations or organized groups
  7. 10. Bombs that use nuclear reactions to generate enormous destructive force
  8. 11. the acquisition of nuclear weapon technology by more and more nations
  9. 14. a strategy to keep peace based on the threat of retaliation