War has tormented society for as long as it has existed. Although preventing the outbreak of war is a declared objective of the international community, wars continue to rage. I think the best way to avoid the outbreak of war is to subscribe to a liberal theory. The key assumption of liberal theory is that the principles of liberalism, freedom, tolerance, progress, privacy and scientific rationality must be universally accepted (Ferraro, March 3, 2014). If these principles are applied on a universal level, they will greatly reduce, if not eradicate, war. For example, the Rwandan genocide would not have happened if the country had adhered to liberal values. If they were tolerant of each other, Hutus and Tutsis would not have felt like adversaries within the country's power structure (Ferraro, April 15, 2014). Furthermore, by approaching the problem with scientific rationality, they would have come to the conclusion that killing each other because of a power system established by a foreign power did not attack the root of the problem (Ferraro, April 17 2014). impossible to implement the principles of liberalism on a universal level, countries can take several practical steps to prevent the outbreak of war, the first of which is to avoid imperialism. The practice of imperialism not only causes war, but also resentment between countries. An all-out war occurs when two or more counties fight over territory. Even though France and Britain did not go to war over Fashoda, the rush to this part of Africa illustrates that both countries were willing to fight for the region, even if it did not. had no known value (Ferraro, February 20, 2014). Resentment arises when a dominant country takes over from a weak country...... middle of paper ......February 24, 2014. Conference.Ferraro, Vincent. “The evolution of liberal society”. Thompson 104, Amherst. March 11, 2014. Conference. Ferraro, Vincent. “Inter-war period”. Thompson 104, Amherst. April 1, 2014. Conference. Ferraro, Vincent. "Non-proliferation". Thompson 104, Amherst. April 10, 2014. Conference. Ferraro, Vincent. “Idea of ​​the nation-state.” Thompson 104, Amherst. April 15, 2014. Conference. Ferraro, Vincent. “Mass atrocities.” Thompson 104, Amherst. April 17, 2014. Conference. Maclay, Kathleen. “Global warming strongly affects human conflict and violence around the world, study finds.” UC Berkeley News Center. UC Regents, August 1, 2013. Web. April 26, 2014. Waltz, Kenneth. “The proliferation of nuclear weapons: more, perhaps better.” Kenneth Waltz, “TheSpread of Nuclear Weapons: More May Better,” Adelphi Papers, number 171 (London: International Institute F. Mt. Holyoke, nd Web. April 25. 2014.