Why Do Countries Choose to Fight or Make Peace?

Countries are like kids in a playground, sometimes they argue, sometimes they play together. When one kid takes another’s toy, the other kid gets upset and might start a fight. But if someone helps them share or makes them feel better, they’ll stop fighting and go back to playing. Countries work the same way: they make peace when it feels fair or when someone helps them do it.

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  1. A country starts a war when it thinks its neighbor is going to take its land.
  2. Two countries make peace when they agree to stop fighting after a big battle.
  3. A country avoids war because another country promises them money if they don’t fight.

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