THE WHAT IF KEY

1. Basic: What if the soldiers in the WWII armies decided not to

fight? Would the war continue? Write a one sentence response
2. Harder: What if the soldiers knew they were going to die
when they enlisted? Write a one sentence response
3. Advanced: What if the evolutionary psychologists were right
and we need war to progress? Write a three-sentence
response.

THE ALPHABET KEY

Write A to Z in your books. Using each letter to begin your
answer, list a word that can be associated with the psychology
of war.
FOR EXAMPLE,
A = Anthropologists
B = Biological explanations

THE VARIATIONS KEY

Write as many dot-pointed answers as you can for the
following questions (3 dot-points = okay, 5 = good, 7=
excellent).
1. Basic: How many ways can you fight a war?
2. Harder: How many ways can you view a war?
3. Advanced: How many ways can you be affected by war?

THE PICTURE KEY

1. List five different things that the following image could
represent in the psychology of war.

2. How do different interpretations relate to the meaning of

war.

THE RIDICULOUS KEY

You suddenly discover that you are the prime minister
of Australia and you have started a war with a number
of countries. List as many consequences as you can if this
fact were true. For each consequence, briefly explain why or
how they may affect the world around you.
1. Basic: 5 Consequences.
2. Harder: 10 Consequences.
3. Advanced: 15 Consequences.

THE COMMONALITY KEY

Find three images of the following that show similar things.
For example, you might find three images that show PTSD of
soldiers having flashbacks.
1. Basic: Theories of warfare.
2. Harder: War and group identity.
3. Advanced: War and nationhood.

THE QUESTION KEY

Come up with as many questions as you can that have the
answer:
The psychology of war.
1. Basic: 3 Questions
2. Harder: 5 Questions
3. Advanced: 7 Questions