After World War II ended, the U.S. (at that time, the only country possessing nuclear weapons) began nuclear testing in the ___ Atoll of the Marshall Islands. The islanders were convinced to move, having been told that nuclear testing was for the good of mankind.

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.