I Need Some Information On The Effect Of War On Civillians.

What are the long and short term effects on civilians during a war?

It depends on how close they are to the war zone. Civilians far from the war zone may only suffer the loss of friends or relations who are combatant casualties or civilian casualties in the war zone. Indirectly they may also be affected either positively or negatively by the excessive government military spending. The closer the civilians are to the war zone the more profoundly and adversely they would be affected by the war. They would suffer the trauma of being relentlessly attacked by imensely powerful and destructive weapons. They could lose their homes, their jobs, friends;loss of access to edible food, clean water, and proper medical care. They would watch helplessly while everything they own or know is destroyed and loved ones die right before their eyes.

What were the main effects of medieval warfare on civilians?

The main answer is: Numerically speaking, evils due to war — prior to the 20th century — cannot even begin to compare to the death and suffering caused by diseases. But the 20th century changed that…. when, for the first time, it became possible to annhiliate millions systematically through artificial means such as bombing, nukes, and death camps.Having said all that…War had unpleasant effects on civilians in Medieval times — and even worse in ancient times — because of the principle, “To the victor goes the spoils.” Which meant that if you want to rape all the women, enslave all the children, and kill all the men, then have at it. There is no law in war, or very little.But whereas as ancient warfare was no-holds-barred, both Christianity and Islam sometimes acted as a mitigating influence. St. Augustine came up with the concept of “just war,” which, while it has been absued many times, did lay some groundwork that many centuries later, helped lead to the Geneva Conventions.Muslim soldiers could sometimes show restraint as well, for Islam takes the view that it incorporates Juadism and Christianity. The supreme example is the warrior king Saladin, who was sultan of Egypt and — from the Muslim point of view — liberator of Jerusalem from the Crusaders.Even if you don’t agree with spreading the Muslim empire, you must admire Saladin for his consistent protection of civilians and humane treatment of the enemy. His humanity was so great, that he essentially shamed the Christian world into becoming better Chrisitans(!), indirectly leading to the Code of Chivalry and later to the Geneva Conventions.The Code of Chivalry — although rarely honored in full — stressed protection of cilivians, particularly women and children, and also prisoners. When one chivalric knight captured a knight from the other side, the practice was to take the captured knight to one’s home and treat him as a guest until ransom was paid.This was only in Europe and the Near East, by the way. Asia and the Americas had yet to adopt anything like Chivalry, and a “take no prisoners” attitude was common throughout most of the world.Ancient warfare, by comparison, had no standards at all. Although often, a city would surrender easily rather than risk becoming the spoils of war. And in that case, you were supposed to honor your agreement.In general, war helped monarchs by establishing and reinforcing the basis for kingship. It was almost always at the expense of commoners.

What are the negative effects of war?

Wars break out for various reasons .According to experts, the main reasons or factors that contribute to wars are human greed for wealth and intolerance. the effects of war are both physical and psychological . Human society are deeply affected by wars as , as residential areas, public infrastructure , hospitals and the very basis of human existence is destroyed .Wars bring untold miseries as well as political and economical instability.Peoples lives and daily existence come under threat .Population is displaced and have to constantly move about for security reasons . Some are scared and some are emotionally and some physically for life.Thousands of people die in the war zone leaving behind their families behind and many a thousands of people live physically handicapped for the rest of their lives .It was reported that out of 60 million European soldiers who were mobilized in the world war I , 8 million people were killed 7 million were permanently disabled and around 15 million were seriously injured . Residential areas become hard to live in. the public infrastructure is destroyed and the hospitals become packed with patients . Wars not only destroy the mankind but also natural resources creating a lot of pollution . Trees are cut on an extensive scale to meet the war demands . Iron and steel are also used on a large scale . Nuclear weapons like the ones that were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only killing two hundred thousand people but also causing severe damage to the natural environment. Even today people suffer from diseases caused by the radio activity. Further more , the disease are are inherited by their off springsmillions of people dead due to wars.Wars disturb common man’s life. Population gets displaced and have to constantly move about due to security reasons and sometimes go into hiding creating uncomfortable conditions . Children deprived of education for years together ruining their future . It would become difficult for common man to find job and continue with their normal day to day existence. On an overall look wars create a second hell on the earth while we are still living.Thus, humans must avoid wars at any cost. the only way we can protect our lives and ensure stability in our world is to practice tolerance and respect for each other.Or else , we too would become extinct like dinosaurs.

How many British civilians died in the First World War?

The German air raids of the First World War is an extremely interesting topic. This is because they had an impact out of all proportion to their actual effect both during the war and crucially afterward. Whilst 1,260 killed is clearly tragic, among a population of millions it is of no consequence whatsoever to the ability of Britain to fight in the war. Indeed, there was simply not the aircraft technology and numbers to have had any real actual impact - the majority of those civilian casualties were caused by the Gotha bombers of the so-called “England Squadron” which (from perhaps poor memory of a book I read years ago) didn’t send more than 20 aircraft at a time. However the impact in terms of civilian morale and outrage was significantly greater - remember that powered flight had only been around for 10 years or so - and now London was in reach of the enemy. The defences established against these raids, in terms of anti-aircraft guns and squadrons withdrawn from France were ineffective, and no doubt cost significantly more in terms of their effect on the war effort than the German resources used to create the attacking threat, or the damage they did.But the true scope of aerial warfare had been established. And the impact of these raids cannot be understated in terms of how bomber attacks were viewed between the wars, that bombers would always get through, and obviously with more modern technology, would cause total devastation. We might look back with hindsight at the true capabilities of these bombers and realise that their payload capacity plus their ability to hit anything accurately was obviously vastly overstated - but that is irrelevant to the thinking of the time. At the start of the Second World War the bomber raids of the First World War were still very much in forefront of people’s concerns.