Is there such a thing as a justifiable war?
A war is only just if it is fought for a reason that is justified, and that carries sufficient moral weight. The country that wishes to use military force must demonstrate that there is a just cause to do so. Sometimes a war fought to prevent a wrong from happening may be considered a just war.
What factors justify going to war?
Continue reading for more information on each of these reasons for war.
- Economic Gain. Often wars are caused by one country’s wish to take control of another country’s wealth.
- Territorial Gain.
- Religion.
- Nationalism.
- Revenge.
- Civil War.
- Revolutionary War.
- Defensive War.
Was World War II justified?
Most Americans Agree That WWII Was Justified. Recent Conflicts Are More Divisive. Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. On Thursday, Americans both at home and abroad commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the seaborne invasion of France that helped usher in an Allied victory in World War II.
Was there American Just Cause in World War II?
The question of American just cause in World War II is actually much more complicated that the “good war” mythology assumes.
Was the Vietnam War justified?
Americans’ perceptions of more recent wars are more complicated. For some of those conflicts, a greater share of people said they see them as unjustified than see them as justified. One of those is the Vietnam War, which 55 percent said was not justified and 22 percent said was justified.
Is World War II the “war that ended other wars?
At least for Americans, this war stands not as the “war that ended other wars” nearly so much as the “war that justified other wars.” World War II shows, in the American “good war” mythology, that sometimes going to war is the best option when it comes to dealing with the “bad guys.”