Because of the fear of communism that had such a hold on Americans, John F. Kennedy feared that pulling completely out of Vietnam would cause another ___ (the code word for communist) scare. Still, he planned to pull out after he was re-elected.

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.