'The contemporary preoccupation with peace can be traced to the atrocities of the twentieth century, which resulted in the death of millions of human beings'. Examine.

The contemporary preoccupation with peace can be traced to the attrocities of the twentieth century which resulted in the death of millions of human beings:

(i)The rise of Fascism in Italy, the rise of Nazism in Germany and the World Wars. Closer home in India and Pakistan the human beings have experienced directly or indirectly the horror of Pakistan (1947).

(ii)Many of the aforesaid calamities involved the use of advanced technology to wreak havoc on an unprecedented scale.

(iii)Thus, Germany Carpet-bombed, London during the Second World War 1000-bomber raids to attack German cities. The war ended with the USA dropping atom bombs on the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

(iv)At least 1,20,000 people died immediately from two attacks and many more died later due to the effects of nuclear radiation. About 95 per cent of the casualities were civilians.