Many soldiers began to understand the way that they were being taught to dehumanize the enemy. For example, the highly offensive term ___ was applied to the Vietnamese, in particular the Viet Cong.

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.