Wars are a part of Human nature. Humans have been going to war since before recorded history. The first ever recorded in history “took place in Mesopotamia in 2700 BCE between Sumer and Elam” (Mark), and even in these times it was fought for the same reasons as they are now. Greed, power, beliefs, and religion. No matter when in time there will always be someone who dislikes a single or group of people because their life is different from theirs, and it is these “differences” between people which cause war, but war is never the answer. War has no positive side. The only thing that wars can do successfully is significantly cut down the population of earth. As best said by Margaret Atwood "War is what happens when language fails.", but war can
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A war over beliefs requires a similar approach to that of a war over religion. Looking at the world through a different perspective, as well as comparing and contrasting is required to prevent a war like this from happening. An example of a war over a different set of beliefs is the American-Soviet Union cold war. The Soviets believed that communism was the ideal government, “where there would be no class systems” ensuring that no people are above others, and making sure that “everyone no matter how poor gets an education” (Chief Editor). While Americans believed that their capitalist government was superior. Where “the people own the means of production and set prices”, leading to “Economic growth and a higher standard of living” (Pettinger). With these differences the cold war started. To prepare for war both sides went back and forth attempting to out due one another in technology and weaponry, but since World War two just ended both nations agreed to not attack unless the other nation did. To attempt to end the cold war president Richard Nixon negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) prohibiting the manufacturing of nuclear arms, and agreed with the Soviet Union to settle things without the use of violence. Though the two nations looked equal in power without weapons, many European nations agreed and sided with America turning its back on the Soviet Union. The Soviets realized this and attempted to improve relations with the rest of the world the USSR, Premier Mikhail Gorbachev implemented two new policies, glasnost, which “increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union”, and perestroika, which “was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party” (History.com Staff). This caused the communist influence over Eastern Europe to weaken, and eventually resulted in the collapse of the communist Soviet Union putting
A war over beliefs requires a similar approach to that of a war over religion. Looking at the world through a different perspective, as well as comparing and contrasting is required to prevent a war like this from happening. An example of a war over a different set of beliefs is the American-Soviet Union cold war. The Soviets believed that communism was the ideal government, “where there would be no class systems” ensuring that no people are above others, and making sure that “everyone no matter how poor gets an education” (Chief Editor). While Americans believed that their capitalist government was superior. Where “the people own the means of production and set prices”, leading to “Economic growth and a higher standard of living” (Pettinger). With these differences the cold war started. To prepare for war both sides went back and forth attempting to out due one another in technology and weaponry, but since World War two just ended both nations agreed to not attack unless the other nation did. To attempt to end the cold war president Richard Nixon negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) prohibiting the manufacturing of nuclear arms, and agreed with the Soviet Union to settle things without the use of violence. Though the two nations looked equal in power without weapons, many European nations agreed and sided with America turning its back on the Soviet Union. The Soviets realized this and attempted to improve relations with the rest of the world the USSR, Premier Mikhail Gorbachev implemented two new policies, glasnost, which “increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union”, and perestroika, which “was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party” (History.com Staff). This caused the communist influence over Eastern Europe to weaken, and eventually resulted in the collapse of the communist Soviet Union putting