The French Revolution began the modernization of warfare, but the first fully modern war was ___. The death toll was enormous, with 1.2 million soldiers killed in the 11 month battle of the Somme.

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.